Sloping roof

A single-deck or double-deck roof construction is very easy to build, but your dwelling will receive an attic with a very limited space, which is always used with advantage in the private sector. More functional option - the construction of a house with a broken roof. It will easily allow using the attic as not only a pantry , but also as a temporary or permanent residential area.

Material for the construction of a broken roof in a private house

Usually they try to use wooden rafters for work. Metal or concrete has greater strength, but such materials require extremely strong walls and strong floors. Thick rafters up to 50 mm thick are able to withstand all the necessary loads, they are easier to work with, they are quite affordable. To increase the longevity of the roof, it is desirable to impregnate them with linseed oil.

On the perimeter of the walls is attached Mauerlat, which is the support for the rafter system. Most often, it is made from uneven bars 150x150 mm or 100x150 mm. This part is fixed with staples using pre-threaded studs or thick wire, the ends of which are embedded in the brickwork. In the house of the beam, the crowns of the upper logs can serve as a mauerlatom. Be sure to put insulation in the form of a pair of layers of roofing material before installation.

Raft part of broken roof

It is advisable to think and draw a drawing of the scheme of the future rafter system. Usually it consists of racks, beams, side and ridge rafters, staples, bars for the upper strapping of the attic walls. The distance between the extreme and intermediate vertical beams should not be less than three meters. For fast and high-quality installation of side rafters and rafters of upper skates, make templates from convenient cuttings where the places of upper and lower cuts are marked.

The main stages of the arrangement of broken roofs:

1. Install Mauerlat and joists.
2. We fix vertical racks.
3. We connect the racks of the rack and get a skeleton for the inner walls of the attic space. Runs can be made from a board of 50x150 mm.
4. We fix the girders with bolts.
5. Mount side rafters.
6. We fix the rafters of the upper ramp.
7. We add hangers from the boards to eliminate the sagging of the crossbars.
8. We install the frame of the pediment and make its skin.
9. We lay waterproofing, vapor barrier, we produce insulation of the attic, we fix the roofing material.

Popular types of broken roofs:

1. Sloping gable roof . This construction consists of a pair of skates directed in opposite directions. It is simple, reliable, well withstand the load from the wind.
2. A three-tier broken roof . Usually it is built in the case when the attic is attached to the neighboring high room. Such a construction consists of a straight vertical wall and an arrow of broken roof slopes.
3. Four-broken broken roof . There is a broken profile on all skates. It is believed that this type of construction is the easiest, although it is more difficult to implement in construction. There is also a half-tiled roof, which differs from the usual four-pitched roof by the presence of a small end ramp.

There is also a multi-clasp and diamond roof, as well as other complex types of broken roof, which are much less used in construction due to the complexity in the design and installation. Cones, pyramids and domes are used in the construction of round houses or in the case when the outer walls are arranged in the form of a polygon.

In conclusion, let us remind you that the broken roof enables not only to erect a tall and beautiful looking building, it will allow you to receive from above an additional comfortable attic space that can be easily insulated and adapted for habitation even in the cold period.