Skip to main content

Frame Gable Ends

0:20
0:38
9.5K views

At 0:20 in

A roof in thirty seconds? These guys make it look easy 🙋🏼‍♂️ #shorts

What happens here

For roofs with a gable design, this step involves framing the triangular wall section that extends from the top of the side walls up to the ridge. The video shows a worker meticulously measuring, cutting, and nailing vertical studs into place to form this triangular shape, connecting the top plate of the wall below with the sloped rafters above. This creates a solid end wall that will later be covered with siding or other exterior finishes.

Goal: Construct the triangular wall sections at the ends of the pitched roof.

Tools and materials

  • Air Compressor — Powering the nail gun
  • Circular Saw — Cutting lumber for gable studs
  • Measuring Tape — Measuring studs for accurate cutting
  • Pneumatic Nail Gun — Fastening gable studs
  • Safety Glasses — Eye protection
  • Speed Square — Marking angles for precise cuts
  • Work Gloves — Hand protection
  • Framing Nails — Securing gable studs
  • Lumber for Gable Studs — Constructing the vertical elements of the gable wall