Cricket framing over existing roof
Hi Guys,
Another cry for help:
I am working on an addition that should use trusses over a simple gable roof. A piece of cake.
Only, client insists on having two small roofs at the ends of the house (pic 1.png).
There is no structural change, the ceiling in both rooms is standard flat GWB's, and roofs are only "curb appeal" request.
So, the cheapest solution looks to me like making standard trusses, nail the sheathing, and create 2 slightly bigger crickets over the
Hi Boxon, Here is the link to the post where Rod shared the file I use as a demo in the video:
And here is a video of how I think he did this, but of course I am open to suggestions if there is a simpler way. Hope this helps.
With Michael's tip this works much better. Not quite sure what the rules are or where they are written but boxes seem to play better on a roof than solids.
