3/21/2024 0 Comments Hexagon gazebo roof rafter ties![]() ![]() The main roof is framed similarly to the single tiered roof. Building the Two Tiered Gazebo Roof Main Gazebo Roof In this case, install blocking between the rafter ends to stiffen them and keep them vertically plumb. Rafter ends can also be left long and cut to present decorative ends, instead of installing fascia. Toe nail the corners of the fascia boards together at each corner.Cut and install a band of rafter material around the outside edge of the roof frame, attached to each rafter end.Mark and cut your rafter ends according to your plan, so that the end of each rafter is vertical.Fit the mitered short rafters alongside the main rafters one on either side of each of the short rafters you installed.Consult your plan for length and miter angle. Cut two more short rafters with mitered ends, for each short rafter.Measure and cut a shorter piece to fit between every two rafters, with a bird’s mouth, and the end mitered to fit against the blocking you installed.Cut the blocking to suit your plan and install it, by toe-nailing the mitered ends of each piece to the faces of the rafters on either end of each piece. Toe nail each rafter to the fascia ring and the spireĬut and install mitered blocking between the rafters to form an octagon, about ¼ of the way down from the spire.Determine how high above the floor your spire is supposed to be and support it, so that the rafters rest with the notch of the bird’s mouth, firmly on top of the fascia ring and the top end against the spire.This piece is eight sided and all eight rafters will rest against it at the top, so that they are angled up, pinned between the bird’s mouth and the spire. Cut the center spire according to your plans.Cut the bird’s mouths with a jig saw, or reciprocating saw.The top end is mitered according to the plan, while the bottom end gets a special notch, known as a “bird’s mouth” (see image in Short Rafters section, below) that will rest atop the fascia ring, to keep the rafters from pushing out too far. Cut your eight full length rafters to size.Use fasteners long enough to go through both pieces and into the posts. ![]()
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