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Cut Rafter Notches

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Vlog 3: ROOF FRAMING TO SHINGLING!

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What happens here

Using a circular saw, carefully cut out the notches (birdsmouth cuts) on one end of each rafter to ensure they sit flush against the main beams. The calculations for these cuts were pre-marked on a piece of wood for efficiency and accuracy. Once the cuts are made, the rafters are ready for installation.

Goal: Prepare rafters with precise birdsmouth cuts for proper seating on beams.

Tools and materials

  • Circular Saw Makita — Cutting notches in the rafters
  • Hearing Protection — Protecting ears from saw noise
  • Pencil — Marking cut lines
  • Rafters — Structural members of the roof
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes during cutting
  • Sawhorses — Supporting rafters during cutting
  • Tape Measure — Measuring rafter lengths and cut locations

What they say

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going really smooth so far. Tell you what, the one nice thing, we recently got two 20ft picks and most of our roof structures are 20 by 20. It's like the most common size and just having a pick that can span that whole way makes it so much easier. So, >> How we looking at? >> We're looking. Looks like you're on like the last couple last couple rafters cutting in those. >> Oh, yeah. That's it. >> Sweet. Remember that one time? Remember that one time I notched all these out and they weren't quite deep enough? >> Yeah. [Music] >> All right. There you go. So, this is going to go for our last rafter, and we can notch that in for our fly rafter that's going to overhang. And we should have it uh we're going to start running these pretty soon. Should have a roof here shortly. Still on baby watch. Just waiting.

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