Production Roof
Cutting
Streamlined layout and
cutting techniques can
speed up gable, hip,
and valley framing
by Will Holladay
I started cutting roofs on California tract housing, and
while I only work on custom houses now, I still use the
production techniques I learned back then because
they increase my efficiency on the job site. Here are
some of the tricks I have collected for laying out and
cutting simple gables, hips, and valleys. All of the
examples shown in this article are figured for a roof
with a 6/12 pitch. Using the tables that accompany
this article you can adapt the system to other roofs.
Setup
The first step in roof cutting is to set