Roof Types & How They Are Constructed - Carpentry 101

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In this video I go over 5 common roof construction types used in residential and commercial construction. This video is meant to be a carpentry 101 wood framing basics crash course.

The 5 roofs are the gable roof, the hip roof, the gambrel roof, the mansard roof & the flat roof.
I go over each component of the roof design and how it is framed as well as the roof plans for each which show their similarities and differences.

The Gable roof & Gambrel roof construction include these framing members:
Roof Rafters
Ridge

The Hip roof & Mansard roof construction include these framing members:
Roof Rafters
Hip Rafters or Beams
Ridge

The Flat roof construction includes these framing members:
Roof Rafters
Sleepers
Crickets
Roof drain
Parapet

Here are the basic wood framing steps that are under the roof in order from bottom to top:
- Set up footing form work & rebar
- Pour concrete footings
- Set up wall form work & rebar
- Pour concrete walls
- Steel work placed & 4" slab poured
- Termite shield
- Sill plate
- Floor joists
- Sub floor
- Sole plate
- Wall studs & Fire blocking
- Top plate
- Ceiling joists
- Ridge
- Roof rafters
- Fascia Board


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There are some books in the tagged product section of this video that helped me learn about wood frame roof construction