This means that each rafter is built on the job site using dimensional lumber.
Roof barge rafter.
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A barge rafter may be molded or flat.
There are a few tricks to making sure that these exterior trim details are done correctly.
It is important that the top edge be properly flashed with either roofing materials or a metal flashing to prevent decay rot in the ends of the rafter.
At the bottom corner of the roof a barge rafter meets a gutter or fascia board which extends along the eave and is fastened to the ends of the rafter tails.
Half building width minus 1 2 ridge thickness.
Allow for ridge thickness when determining rafter run to outer wall.
Rafters are the traditional means of framing a roof.
This ends up being the fascia board for the gable.
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The fascia board on the gable end of a home is called a barge rafter.
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Every piece is measured cut and fastened together to form the rafter.
A barge rafter is on the outside roof rafter usually on the overhang of a gable.
156 2x12 roof rafters conventional framing duration.
Often these rafters extend past the eaves to create a place to hide the end of the gutter or as a decorative element.
30 footcedar barge rafter installation duration.
The barge rafter has a finished piece attached that is called the barge fascia.