Pitched Roof Rafter Span Table

The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial.

Pitched roof rafter span table.

Surveyors span tables for designing roof rafters. For pitched roofs flat roofs and ceiling joists. Anything beyond that you are looking at using 2x6s for most sheds. Continuing on from part 3.

Click here for structural design calculations. If you look at the rafter span chart you ll notice that 2x4s can be used for rafters on spans up to 11. Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design.

Visit the roof framing page for more information on cutting roof rafters and visit the roof pitch calculator for determining rafter lengths based on rise and run. For example in the rafter span table below the highlighted cell in the 40 live load table indicates that 2 x 8 southern yellow pine joists that have a grade of 2 that are spaced 24 apart can have a maximum span of 10 feet 3 inches 10 3 if designing for a live load of 40 lbs ft 2. For heavy roofs or in areas with substantial snowfall or winds call your local building department for code requirements. The figures are based on quality materials.

This will give us the span for each individual roof rafter. The tables below give maximum spans for rafters and beams. 3265 45 3220mm total span less ridge thickness 3220 2 1610mm horizontal span each rafter will cover and before meeting the ridge now when we turn to the 30 page in the rafter ready reckoner and when looking up the common rafter lengths one of the things it tells us is. The pitch and span of your roof will dictate how long of a rafter you ll need use maximum span calculator to help you find your rafter size.