Roof Connection Details

Where ceiling joists or rafter ties are not provided at the top of the rafter support walls the ridge formed by these rafters shall also be supported by a girder conforming to section 2308 4.

Roof connection details.

Follow your sipa member manufacturer s technical drawings specifications and installation instructions to ensure quality and avoid voiding any manufacturer warranties or guarantees. Rafters act more like the top chord of a roof truss than as a roof joist. The ridge board is non load bearing and merely provides the point of connection for the opposing rafters and is only a nominal 1 thick. Gutters on non accessible roofs and drain channels on accessible roofs.

These drawings are provided by sipa for informational purposes only. Roof details and connections rainwater outlets definitions the rainwater outlet structures include. Direct bearing connection the direct bearing connection is often the simplest type of connection. Rainwater downpipes not covered in this booklet.

Pocket connection a pocket connection consists of framing the floor or roof system into a void. Individual connections and connections within full scale roof systems were tested to quantify potential system effects. Performance of conventional roof systems and components including ceiling joist to rafter connections and roof framing to wall connections. Similarly hip and valley rafters provide the point of connection for roof rafters framed at angles.