Ok..not looking for pity here..but I need to rant. I am a trim carpenter for the most part. I pride myself, however in being one of those guys that can handle about any situation on the job. I pull a trailer with every concievable trade-related tool. I am not superhuman, I am just one of those guys that are pretty handy to have around. Trust me though, my list of things I cannot do far exceeds my abilities. Case in point: I bid a job to remove a framed patio cover. Part of it covered a bay window. Like an idiot,I did not realize that the only way to go back to the original was to frame a roof over the bay window. I finished my demolition at noon. Temperature was around 108. No problem..I will whip this out and go get my flatbed trailer to remove mess and be outta here by 3:00. At 3 temp was 111 degrees. (temperature in my brain was exceeding 155 degrees). The combination of heat, sizzling shingles and despair made framing this roof imossible to grasp. I have never done one, nor do ever want to do it again. The angles and pitch cuts are stumping me. In hind site I should squared off the perimeter and made a hip roof. What was going to be a profitable job has now become break-even..all because of this small bay window roof. This morning I will finish this if it kills me.
feel free to leave suggestions for my next one. I tried to look via the internet and found very limited info on it. Maybe a clear head and cooler temps will make things more clear.
thanks for letting me rant.
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Bay Roof
Does it the new bay roof tie back into a wall or the existing roof?
Get out your framing square book and review the section on hip/valley cuts, cheek cuts etc. It is all in there.
You just forgot it in heat of the day.
BTDT.
It was on a pitchd roof..5/12. I knocked it out then had to deck it which was a bit easier but mostly trial and error. Next time I willll be more careful and charge accordingly. I really didnt learn how to do it, which really sucks. I need to do about 10 to figure it out.