https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a51e3d71-cb5e-4df5-a2c9-c8553e105c54 I find it much more productive and safer to build rake walls on the deck and lift them into place. For many years we framed in the gables after the roof was framed and sheathed. This meant that we had to frame and sheathe the gables, build over hangs, install lookouts, add flyrafters (barge board), etc all up in the air. This is slower and more dangerous. For most of the last decade we were a framing crew of two. So we developed a method that works very well for 2 people, is easy and efficient. Generally it also means we don’t have to snap lay out. In our rainy area, snapping lines on a wet floor is almost a non starter. Basically it boils down to layout. After the bottom plate is layed out, we need to transfer that lay out to the sloped or angled top plate. This is very easy to do. I prefer to cut everything to the long point of the bevel, so that means all layout on the bottom late is on the “uphill” side of the framing members. Once that plate is layed out, we measure and lay out the king stud and transfer that to the top plate. Then we do the same for the stud layout. I always figure a middle stud and then layout “up” and “down” from that one. Now you might ask, couldn’t you just figure it all out, precut it and then assemble it? Absolutely yes. What I have found is that I can’t necessarily trust the framing lumber to be as perfect as the math. So ultimately this is more productive for us. I’ll get into the actual framing in a future blog post. I think it’ll make sense there. Check out my blog for more information. https://www.awesomeframers.com/blog/layout-for-rake-walls https://www.instagram.com/awesomeframers/ https://www.jlconline.com/how-to/framing/rake-wall-framing_o https://pioneerbuildersonline.com/ https://www.calculated.com/prd102/Construction-Master-Pro-Trig-4080-Construction-Calculator.html Check out AwesomeFramers Logo! https://tspr.ng/c/new-awesomeframers-logo Sun, 10 May 2026 12:01:11 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/a51e3d71-cb5e-4df5-a2c9-c8553e105c54 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.