Framing A Barrel Roof

Choose the style of your barrel vault.

Framing a barrel roof.

Barrel roof dormer framing dxf auto generated dxf cad file of barrel roof dormer framing drawing each time script is run you can bevel the ellipse valley sleeper material or slide the ellipse valley sleeper material down hill by the ellipse valley sleeper offset dimension. One of the ways we dress them up is by adding barrel vault ceilings. I ve found it s faster and more economical to make a pair of arched ledgers and to fasten them to the gable walls then run joists to span between the ledgers to frame the barrel vault. Plywood with staggered seams.

Plywood glued and screwed together. Roof and the curve of the ceiling with the same rafters. A carpenter and helper can do it in four to five hours. Our vaults are typically installed in a rectangular opening in a hallway or master bathroom.

To make them cut the plywood into strips at the desired radius. The ledgers are two layers of 3 4 in. The company i work for builds spec homes. Make rafters for the complete arch out of two layers of 3 4 in.

Except for the layout these impressive architectural details are not that hard to frame. Select build roof roof plane then click and drag out the first roof plane being sure to draw the roof plane s baseline on the outer edge of the framing layer of the wall defining the rear of the structure. If you are unfamiliar with what a baseline is within home designer pro click on the help menu and select launch help. A 12 in 12 roof can cost up to 50 more than a 4 in 12 roof.

Measure the width of your barrel ceiling to the nearest 1 8. First frame your barrel roof dormer up to the top plates in the conventional way but leave the roof sheathing and framing on the main house intact above the dormer top plates. Note the height required for each of the arch styles. However the end result may be well worth it as your roofing material is estimated to last up to 50 longer and will require less maintenance.

This allowed us to concentrate on getting the proper august jlc 2001 by thomas buckborough keeping the ceiling joists independent of the rafters simplified the process framing a barrel vault dormer. Measure the length of your barrel vault to the nearest 1 8.