We used a Simpson Moment Frame on this lake house a few years ago. We also had several hurricane tie downs, and some 24" shear panels.

 

Warren,

The back of that house looks pretty neat. Got anymore pictures of the house?

What do you call the tower roofs with the broken pitch?

Sim

 

You weren't planning on building it yet were you? Fascia comes first, and soffit board if its an open soffit.

Sheet the main portion of the roof leaving a 2'x4' space for attic access to insulate, then build your over frame. String line or level across the ridge to mark your top point of the roof. Lay down some 2x6 valleys flat over the roof sheathing. Set your ridge board. Cut your rafters, a trick I learned was to find a 2x4 long enough to make two rafters out of one piece. Make your bottom cut in the middle and you will have one rafter for each side without having to worry about which way you bevel cuts are going. The angles will be a reversed 8:12 on your miter cut and 8:12 on your bevel cut.

 

I'd hate to shift the topic away from Warren's work (which I think looks outstanding, by the way), but I find it pretty disturbing that someone who can't figure out how to do tie a simple valley into a main gable roof is actually framing houses on their own. I'm by no means an expert framer (this is my tenth month in the trade), and I've successfully done what is pictured without any problems. I'm no where near ready to be taking on houses on my own, so I can't imagine this guy is good enough either.

Kinda makes you wonder what other deficiencies there are in his work.

 

I'd hate to shift the topic away from Warren's work (which I think looks outstanding, by the way), but I find it pretty disturbing that someone who can't figure out how to do tie a simple valley into a main gable roof is actually framing houses on their own. I'm by no means an expert framer (this is my tenth month in the trade), and I've successfully done what is pictured without any problems. I'm no where near ready to be taking on houses on my own, so I can't imagine this guy is good enough either. Kinda makes you wonder what other deficiencies there are in his work.

well if you would have read previous comments, you would know that the guy that asked the question, isn't framing on his own. I agree that any "framer" should know how to do this, that being said, you get what you pay for.

 

well if you would have read previous comments, you would know that the guy that asked the question, isn't framing on his own. I agree that any "framer" should know how to do this, that being said, you get what you pay for.

Now I'm confused. Are you not a general contractor? Is framing a house not a major portion of being a general contractor?

 

GC might be a businessman, not a contractor turned gc. Those are the people that most often say "we know a little about a lot of things".

But if he's a business guy and one of his subs can't do basic stuff....so he himself searches on the net for an answer...for his sub. Sounds dysfunctional, but that's just me.

 

Now I'm confused. Are you not a general contractor? Is framing a house not a major portion of being a general contractor?

ummmmm.....yup!!!! The young man that asked the question was using the company iPad, he is by no means framing this house. He's a young kid, that had a very honest question.

 

ummmmm.....yup!!!! The young man that asked the question was using the company iPad, he is by no means framing this house. He's a young kid, that had a very honest question.

Wasn't trying to be a jerk, I was confused. Didn't realize it was a multiple person account.

 

Thanks guys, appreciate all the help. One of my new framers was trying to do this himself and was way overthinking it. Didn't want to ask any of us because he knew we would have given him the same smart ass answers!! He is now suspended from the iPad!! Hahaha!!!

This iPad suspension thing makes sense now.

 

This iPad suspension thing makes sense now.

hahaha!!! No worries!!

 

You had me confused as well. Thanks for the clarification.

 

I called them the Bell Towers. I think the lower pitch was a 12, followed by a 20, and topped by a 5/12. We did one on the front also. I could not persuade them to do any of the bell towers with metal roofing however.

Here is a couple more pics

Beutiful work Warren, can you give more pics on that stair, that looks awesome!

 

GC might be a businessman, not a contractor turned gc. Those are the people that most often say "we know a little about a lot of things". But if he's a business guy and one of his subs can't do basic stuff....so he himself searches on the net for an answer...for his sub. Sounds dysfunctional, but that's just me.

huh.....sounds like you got it all figured out!! Nice work!! Hahahaha!!!