Frame A Pitched Concrete Roof

One of the most crucial step in building a flat concrete roof is to figure out the size of the concrete block you will need.

Frame a pitched concrete roof.

When using a truss 1 roof the framing process. Input the pitch of the roof that you calculated above we ll use 7 12 for reference throughout on the framing square. All photos courtesy enviro safe concrete roofing system inc. Cloyd joe warnes a concrete expert and consulting engineer has more than 40 years of experience with pitched concrete roofs.

Wood 2x2s placed on the roughly finished first layer of roof concrete right retained the concrete for the final layer creating a tiered slope. Then a concrete mixture is poured spread through the framework and reinforced with steel bars which serve as a kind of skeleton for the cured concrete. The steel joists will provide a strong foundation for the flat concrete. The roof was surfaced with fossilcrete which was stamped and colored to resemble shingles.

These frames can either be removable concrete forms or stay in place insulating concrete forms which simply become a part of the finished roof. A roof with a pitch of less than 5 has a shallow slope and a roof pitch of more than 8 appears to have a steep slope. Framing are suitable for the channels. The same product was used on the exterior walls which were carved to resemble ashlar cut limestone.

It uses a single mono truss 1 and often has a pitch lower than 3 inches per foot 2 making it easy to roof but hard to maintain. The blocks come in several sizes but this guide will assume you are using a 16 3 4 inch wide concrete slab. Then the lower chord of the truss served as framing for the finished ceiling. See exactly how i made a simple porch roof step by step.

How to building frame a roof by steel frame amazing smart techniques practical implementation. The roof finish is standing seam metal attached to. The gleaming white finish above was achieved with two applica tions of an elastomeric coating. In wood frame construction the pitch of the roof is determined by the way the framing components are laid out cut and assembled in place.

These trusses are not intended to carry structural roof load but they proved to be very efficient with only minimal additional support as a shoring system. I chose a pitched roof design and in this video take you through the entire job from start to finis.