How do I fasten rafter to top plate?
VIDEOClick to see full answer. Furthermore, how do you nail a Birdsmouth Rafter?Drive a toe nail on each side of the rafter just above the birdsmouth into the top plate. Adding more nails than that may split the lumber and weaken the birdsmouth. Add hurricane ties to the connections at the ridge board and top…
VIDEOClick to see full answer. Furthermore, how do you nail a Birdsmouth Rafter?Drive a toe nail on each side of the rafter just above the birdsmouth into the top plate. Adding more nails than that may split the lumber and weaken the birdsmouth. Add hurricane ties to the connections at the ridge board and top plate. Hurricane ties are metal clips used to reinforce construction joints.Beside above, how do you nail a double top plate? The top plate stock must butt tightly together, just as it did when you plated the walls on the subfloor. Nail the double top plate to the top plate with two 16d nails at each end of the wall and at each break in either the top plate or the double top plate. Elsewhere, nail one 16d nail over each stud. Also to know, does a rafter need a Birdsmouth? Without a birdsmouth the downward force will be transferred across a point to point contact. The birdsmouth also makes it easier to position the rafter, hold it in place, and nail the upper end to the ridge board, especially when working alone. Yes blocking material is installed at the wall, in between the rafters.What is better trusses or rafters?It is certainly true that trusses are more commonly used than rafters. They’re more economical to build and offer the same or greater roof strength. There’s a lot to like. However trusses don’t give you the opportunity for creativity in home design that rafters allow.
