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The most crucial moment in the construction of the building is the erection of the roof.
The process of erecting a gable roof.
1. In order to build a roof, we need a forest - bars and edged boards.

bars and edged board


2. We lay out the bars under the beams around the perimeter of the roof. We use timber 50 * 150 mm.

We lay out the bars


3. In order for the beams not to rot, it is necessary to waterproof them from the wall. To do this, prepare the roofing material.

waterproof them


4. The ruberoid is bent to the required length and cut with a thread.

Bend ruberoid


5. Elements of waterproofing for beams prepared.

prepared for beams


6. Install the beams at the required distance from the edge of the wall.

Install the beams


7. To fix the waterproofing on the beams, we need a stapler.

For fixing waterproofing


8. We put waterproofing under the beam.

We put waterproofing under the beam


9. Wrap the beam with roofing material and fix it with a stapler.

We wrap the beam with roofing material


10. Such work is carried out with each beam.

We wrap the beam with roofing material


11. The distance between the beams should be equal.

should be equal


12. So that the beams do not move among themselves and it is convenient to move along the future roof, we fix them with the help of boards.

we fix them with boards


13. We lay out the blocks along the perimeter of the wall for further lining of the beams.

We lay out the blocks


14. We make a lining of beams.

We make a lining of beams


15. For the manufacture of the rafter system, a beam of 50 * 100 mm will be needed, in which it is necessary to make cuts and cuts at a certain angle.

cuts and cuts


16. In order to carry out such work, it is necessary to decompose the bars in such a way that they repeat the contour of the future rafter system.

it is necessary to lay out the bars


17. We measure the length on the beam-template on which the extreme points of the sole of the rafters will be located.

We measure on a bar template


18. The ridge part of the rafters is brought together until the corners of the beam touch.

bring together


19. In the ridge part on both sides we mark with a pencil the line of contact of the beam.

mark with a pencil lines


20. In order to make the sole of the rafters, it is necessary to attach a bar on top and mark the line with a pencil.

make the sole of the rafters


21. Marked the sole of the rafters.

Marked outsole sole


22. We saw off on the planned line.

Saw along the intended line


23. The ridge part is marked.

Marked ridge


24. In the ridge part we produce cuts equal to half the width of the timber.

we make cuts


25. Cutting is done with a regular frequency from the marked line to the edge of the beam.

We make cuts with a regular frequency


26. Using a hammer or ax, remove excess wood.

With a hammer


27. Using a chisel, level the surface of the two bars that will be folded.

level the surface


28. The bars are stacked in the ridge part.

The bars are stacked in the ridge.


29. Rafters prepared for installation.

Rafters prepared for installation


30. In order to install the rafters evenly, it is necessary to pull the cord.

set the rafters straight


31. Focusing on this cord, we drive a nail into each beam.

Focusing on this cord


32. In the ridge part of the rafters we hammer in a nail that will fasten the rafters together.

hammer a nail


33. Install the rafters, which will abut against the nail-limiter.

Install the rafters


34. Then we fix the first rafter.

Then we fix the first rafter


35. We attach the sole of the rafters to the beams using nails of 150 or 200 mm.

Fasten the sole


36. The subsequent rafters are fixed together with the help of trims.

fasten together


37. When all the roof rafters are installed, it is necessary to produce a crate. To do this, hammer nails into certain rafters along the length of the board (crate) at an equal distance from each other.

roof rafters installed


38. On clogged nails we put the board of the crate. We nail the board to each rafter with the help of 2 nails 100 mm.

hammered nails rest the board


39. The roof lathing is ready.

Roof crate is ready


40. The next step is to remove the excess parts of the beams.

need to remove the extra


41. To do this, draw a cut line using a square.

draw the cut line


42. We cut off the excess part of the beam.

We cut off the excess part of the beam


43. Such work is done with all beams.

Such work is done with all beams.


44. We cover the roof with slate and set the skates.

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