Figure 2-27.-Gable-end overhang with the end wall framed under the overhang.Figure 2-28.-Gable-end overhang with the end wall framed directly beneath the rafters.This method guarantees that the line of the overhang willbe perfectly straight, even if the building is not.Over each gable end of the building, anotheroverhang can be framed. The main framing members ofthe gable-end overhang are the fascia, also referred toas “fly” (or “barge”) rafters. They are tied to theridgeboard at the upper end and to the fascia board atthe lower end. Fascia boards are often nailed to the tailends of the common rafters to serve as a finish piece atthe edge of the roof. By extending past the gable endsof the house, common rafters also help to support thebasic rafters.Figures 2-27 and 2-28 show different methods usedto frame the gable-end overhang. In figure 2-27, a fasciarafter is nailed to the ridgeboard and to the fascia board.Blocking (not shown in the figures) rests on the end walland is nailed between the fascia rafter and the rafter nextto it. This section of the roof is further strengthenedwhen the roof sheathing is nailed to it. In figure 2-28,two common rafters arc placed directly over the gable2-18
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