Grand Master Dan, so humble, proper gentleman, letting Roger do all the talking and yet never raises an eyebrow. If anything, gently corrects Roger once he has done talking. You two should do a lot more videos together 👍

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

It might seem strange for me (Roger) to lead the video but our previous videos with Dan and Robin have left lots of people scratching their heads. It is probably because a carpenter is too close to the subject and rushes the explanation. You are right about Dan being a proper gentleman and we have plenty of videos coming up with him.

@arronmcknight

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder I'm not knocking you Roger I promise and I know you're only doing your bit mate, don't wanna come across one sided cuz you're a top bloke as well. Love & respect always 👍🏻

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@arronmcknight thanks for watching it.

@jamesgreen9665

Жыл бұрын

Love all your videos Dan, could you do one one a hip roof

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks @@jamesgreen9665 Yes one is in the pipeline…

The one thing I took more notice than that beautifully machined pitch square. Was the little off cut of osb on top of the ridge keeping the rafters spot on 😁 learn something new everyday. 👍🏻

Great video lads. Dan is another real asset to the channel. Great communicator and shows humility and knowledge in one.

A great informative video. Dan never fails to amaze me, with his carpentry skills, and good explanations. He’s a magician with the timber!

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pops.

Honestly one of the best videos explaining the process of pitching a roof, so simple so straight forward

This answered so many questions I've had! Not all but a good amount! I love how everything was down scaled and easy to understand! Thank you very much my friend!👍

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! If you have more questions, please ask because that helps us make better videos. We are aware that many of our previous videos on this subject were too advanced for those starting out.

I've got Dan's square and it's invaluable. I will not do a roof without it 👌👍

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris.

From someone who has been cutting roofs for 30 years the Essential Roofing Square and Dans Roofing app is a game changer. Great tutorial Roger and Dan 👏👏👏

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Glad the square is still serving you well. 🙌

@stephensaines7100

Жыл бұрын

Using it as a skill saw rip guide is genius.

I only work on a roof every couple of years as most of my carpentry is finishing joinery and shopfitting but Dan's roofing Square looks like some bit of kit and worth buying to sit in my cupboard for when the time comes

Brilliant, innovative solution. Best of luck with your roofing square Dan. 🇬🇧

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dougie.

This video made my work so much easier than what I have been doing. I have worked with a carpenter in the distant past and know a little but never even helped putting on a roof. I just do what I can build in my head. If I can successfully build in my brain I can transfer it to the actual construction. I'm fortunate in that regard, but I'm definitely lacking knowledge in some areas. This video lesson covered everything I needed. I'm still a little confused on the "bird mouth" but I think I can work around it. I'll find out tomorrow! Thank you so much for this video! ❤

Nice one gentleman!!! Dan your square is the nuts!!

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam.

Excellent! Love the proper English accents, great coverage very instructional, thank you for teaching everyone! ... the cm comparisons will come in handy while I'm living and building in Hungary after living 40y in California (Oregon) ... and then was merely a little interested in building NOW im very interested in creating a few geodesic dome and octagon small buildings starting out and practicing on small and later using what I learned to build large house sizes. of the same.. all these tips are excellent and very helpful, along with 2 years of wood shop in Paradise Ca high school... 1987... -tibor

Great to see Dan on the channel again and love this scale model roofing explanation. Would love to see the rest of the roofing process explained in this accessible way - e.g. soffits, fascias, felt & battening, tiling, insulating etc. Top work as always chaps!

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@matthewhook3375

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder splendid, looking forward to it!

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhook3375 thanks.

Good work lads

Dan the man.

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick.

5:48. Very nice tool accessory. I like it. Thanks for uploading .

You can't explain it much simpler than that guys👌illustrating the the pitch with a string from flat to upright helps make it easier to understand as well👍

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Del. 🤝

@thetallcarpenter

Жыл бұрын

@@Ultimate-roofing-square. 🤗🤩

class vid as always lads. love a roofing job now. used to really struggle with them and basically guess before watching youtube videos. night and day difference now.

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

That’s great Paul. 🤝

Great explanation

Brilliant roofing square and I am gonna buy one. Cheers guys😊

love this channel

You have such a good talent for this m8. Well done. Good videos. Your video helped my a few times already. Thank you

Excellent video Roger and Dan.

My goodness what a team. Not only that I thought you two were going to do some Russian dancing there at the end, maybe even a bit of Fiddler on the roof.

Another great contribution to the community. It’s worth mentioning that this type of roof construction with a ridge board will require collar ties or bolting the ceiling joists into the rafters for preventing spreading of the rafters. Otherwise the top ridge will have to be designed as a beam supporting the weight of the rafters.

@stephensaines7100

Жыл бұрын

In some North Am jurisdictions, hurricane clips are also required. They're cheap, strong, and an excellent touch even if not required by code.

Thanks for another great video! Just worth mentioning that the roof will need ceiling ties or collar ties to stop the roof spreading at the eaves. I say that as a structural engineer who regularly gets called out by Building Control to design remedial work when joiners have forgotten!

Love ❤ you show old man. Learn so much here. 👏 👏

Another carpenter masterclass with Roger and Dan the man 🤙🏾🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks chaps. 🙌

Great video, really informative. Learnt so much from these boys over the years. And Robin of course.

I was looking up baseball pitching tutorials and I’m not disappointed

Great explanation. Thanks for sharing. Looks so much fun too.

Great video thank you

Thanks excellent training for a novice

@SkillBuilder

28 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Keep up the vids guys really enjoy them 👍

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

We will! Thanks for the feedback. We have over 800 videos now

Really helpful, I’d like to see the next step now adding felt batten and tiles, then Ill have a go at adding a pitched roof to my shed!

My youngest has just got me an essential roofing square for my birthday. Chuffed to bits. Photos don't do it justice!! Now I need to get some work in 😂

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Nick. 👍🏻

Fantastic stuff Thanks!

Great video very useful ❤

Good graphics Dylan. 👊🏻.

Dan is one clever man

I would actually take a chance and build a small apex roof from this video, it's actually a very good simplified breakdown of the important cuts and joints but whether or not it would pass any building regs is debatable 😁😂 Tell me though, the pitch angle of the truss would have surely reduced in angle due to the section taken out for the birds mouth, probably only about 3 degrees perhaps, is this ignored or have I misunderstood the calculation???

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

The whole thing lowers down equally at top and bottom. The ridge is set on the top edge of the rafter so it isn't a question of pivoting it from the top. The angle remains the same

Nice lads. Can you cover fascia and soffit work too please.

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

great video best roofing square on the market

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Neil.

Nice to see Dan back on the channel at last, hope you'll be back soon on a real roof. 👍👍

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

We have one coming up but this was an attempt to strip away the distractions of the building site.

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin. 👍🏻

👍👍👍 Great information

Great Video !!

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

A massive thanks Roger , i have watched countless videos regarding roofing and always struggled, i would defo attempt a roof now , cheers mate .

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Hi Simon . Some people make a big fuss about roof construction but carpenters have been doing this for thousands of years and not much had changed. In the end it is all about accurate measuring a marking.

Each one teach one thanks sharing the know the ledge helps every one

I use Forgefast as it’s got a torx head. So much better than the old Pozy drive. And, you can’t beat a good screw.

Looking forward to pt.2 Don't use an electric kettle buy a Kelly kettle and use your off cuts to brew tea!

@NAFO_Badger_Brigade

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha! That's me ! I book a scrounging day every so often to follow the chippies on roofing jobs to get the offcuts for my log burner!

I’ve got an eco flow . I bought it six month’s ago , gave it a go it’s a lot of money the sun is getting higher , always knew I would need another battery, underestimated in the first place I will need two , only have 1200 watts of solar panels connected , took me a day too install . I’m in Surrey if you want to have a look

@Mike_5

Жыл бұрын

?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Hi Malcolm. We would love to see it. You can send your contact details on this link www.skill-builder.uk/send

Hi , I watched both of your clips pitch and hip and would it be possible to make a video for a semi octagon Roof please. Thank you

Another easy to understand vid. Any chance of another explaining how to bring a soil pipe through a pitched roof?

My builder is also using stabila levels so I'm pretty sure my build is going to be straight 👍

@theworth123

Жыл бұрын

A drppped stabilla can be inacurate always reverse the level and check the diffrence before trusting it..

@therealdojj

Жыл бұрын

@@theworth123 I'm sure he does 👍 I just supply cups of tea 😁

As a first time, this is great! I just need to review it more than once and then build a fake roof first to see if I really get it. Then I can pitch away!!! Q - can I just make a small pitch on a roof that is flat? The room was added on with no building code as we are not in the city limits and now problems are cropping up. We have corrected the water problem but we must add a very small pitch. I do not understand enough to know if Iwe can simply add a low pitch and be done with it. The 30 pitch would be too much.

Dans square is the dogs dangly bits easy to use and accurate ….he’s also a good guy !!!

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

He is also a very knowledgeable guy in all sorts of surprising ways.

@karlkjj

Жыл бұрын

Yes I know we talk a lot on Instagram

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@karlkjj 🙌

Best person I've seen on a chop saw is Kayla Lemieux. A Canadian woodshop teacher. 🤣

Dans square is well worth the money for repetitive cutting of rafters there’s not a better square on the market

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your continued support Mark. 🙌

hi there. What if, as I have, your frame you are working off is not parrallell and also is varied in height ? Its a 300 year old barn frame.

Thank you for your video, but i have a question. It is not necessary to have a rafter tie or a collar tie?

@SkillBuilder

3 ай бұрын

yes

Please will you let me know the details of Dan's Eye protection, thank you

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure they came from tool station. Not expensive either.

Folks, can you recommend a software that is suitable for this kind of material preparation, where it can automatically list all the desired lumber sizes and their cuts?

Does such a pitched rood need ties (rafter tie / collar rie) to address the lateral pressures? Many thanks

@SkillBuilder

3 ай бұрын

yes

Wana yo to school for this in uk but can't find

Great video! Q- doing a DIY greenhouse using twinwall ploycarbonate for the roof. Anyone know a reason not to have a flat angle vs a birdmouth at the wall end of the rafter?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

The rafter helps to stop the walls spreading. That only works if they are tied at the top and bottom.

@MrBsmurfy

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Thank you! im using light roof and using a treated 175mm X 75mm beam so hoping it will be ok when i go to do it.

The rafter bows go down on a slate roof, the slates will sit better. I always leave the ridges and hips an inch higher than the jacks and commons.

@theworth123

Жыл бұрын

This proves the rule and some rules need adjustment for real applicatoins.... Ridges and hips should be above but it depends on the the pitch, the higher the pitch the higher the the ridge ect will be above, best to draw the geometrical lines of the roof for perfect accuracy.

I need a video on how to do paving on a gradient just saying

@theworth123

Жыл бұрын

Just the same as on the flat. only use a string line from the top pavior down to the lower one and follow with the rest laying to the line.

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5t6m5eMYLTRlaQ.html

that bird mouth explanation was as clear as mud

@SkillBuilder

8 ай бұрын

Maybe leave it to someone who understands these things. Most people found this video easy to follow.

@mule666

4 ай бұрын

Listening is hard

Hello, I use the speed sq. to layout my rafters. I having a very difficult time with the birds mouth! These are my measurements: 143.25 span...71-5/8 run...3/12 pitch...17.91 rise...73-13/16 diag. I make my 1st plum cut 3/12...measure down the board to 73-13/16 make 2nd plum cut...add10.5" for overhang. I come back to the 2nd plum cut...measure up 1-1/2 inch for the seat cut, then 3-1/2 inch cut. I finish off with cutting 3/4 inch for the ridge board...it doesn't fit!!! What am I doing wrong!!!

How do you go about working out the rafter length without the use of apps ?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Tan

does the length of the rafter include the over hang ?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

No

I am putting a hip roof on my oak gazebo and one side the wall plate has a slight bow in it meaning the rafter run will change slightly. How do I get round this?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

You will have to physically measure each rafter to make sure it is right. If the oak is showing I would give Dan Cox a call.

4:20 if you know the height off the building and the rafter run, you can easily calculate it with Pythagorean Theorem (c = √(a² + b²)).

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

I did say that

@p-jan5747

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder oh im sorry, did not notice that. Always have you on on the side when im working :). Great content!

Nice to see a chippy use a ks120 properly not just second fix work

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

It’s certainly a tool…

@marlowjoinery9783

Жыл бұрын

Do use a 5kva transformer with it ?

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@marlowjoinery9783 no.. just a 3.3 kva. Not had any problems and it’s powerful enough.

@marlowjoinery9783

Жыл бұрын

@@Ultimate-roofing-square. I use a 3.3 mines been fine too

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@marlowjoinery9783 a few chaps on the festool group did mention a 3.3 isn’t powerful enough. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Another great video. Were my eyes deceiving me when I thought you were standing atop a hipped roof but constructing a gable end roof?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Well done, I was wondering how long it would be before somebody spotted that. The second part is the construction of a hipped end. We still have the rig so we might build a dormer on one side and a roof window on the other.

@peefor135

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Thanks Roger. Looking forward to it already.

Dan what model is that Makita circular saw with the plunge saw base on please buddy

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

Hi Darren I’m not 100% sure but it’s a 36v one. It’s great as it’s compatible with a guide rail.

@darrenbethell3171

Жыл бұрын

@@Ultimate-roofing-square. I know I thought I could kill two birds with one stone here just struggling to find a model no for it. If you get a min could you have a look on the body of it and let me know please is really appreciate it Dan👊

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenbethell3171 i certainly will look at it later this afternoon and let you know the model no. 😉

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenbethell3171 it’s a DHS782. 👊🏻

@darrenbethell3171

Жыл бұрын

@@Ultimate-roofing-square. nice one thankyou so much I thought it may be that one Screwfix have got them on a bit of an offer atm £269 ffx and Powertool world £342 so guess where I’m off to in the morning. Thanks Dan much appreciated keep up the good work pal respect 👊

A framing square with straight edge clamped to it (see Robin Clevett's) works wonders and is really inexpensive.

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

That carpenters framing square has been arond for centuries possibly going back to the ancient greeks who made one from wood. City and Guilds apprentices are shown how to make a simple fence for it in their first year and it is shown in the C&G course notes along with more explanations of all the things it can do. It is a good tool and has many setting out uses that most people don't understand.

@Foz1

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Did not know that! The fence really is useful. Great for stairs too.

Roofing for dummies… 🤪 don’t be so hard on yourself chaps! 😂 Got to say Dan’s an absolute roofing legend! 💯👊🏼

@Ultimate-roofing-square.

Жыл бұрын

😂. Thanks Chris.

@burwoodbuild

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome mate! 🫡

Why does mr cox measure the hip length from top to wall plate whereas he measures the rafters to the topmost point of the height above plate?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZVqj82vmte8irA.html

I still don't understand what factors decide the pitch of the roof, or is it by roofer discretion

all good but one can't depend on an app to be able to measure the rafter length

@SkillBuilder

7 күн бұрын

Why is that? I have not found it unreliable. It is trigonmetry, it doesn't change with the weather

@karl-arnal

7 күн бұрын

​@@SkillBuilder of course, i am sure is a great app, but what if you don't have battery on your phone? people is been cutting rafters without a phone for thousands of years, wouldn't it be better to learn those technics and understand the principles of where one is getting those numbers from before using an app?

Left feeling very confused 😕 😆

The span is outside wallplate to outside of wall plate the RUN is half the span.. Just saying...

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

yes, thank you

@theworth123

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillBuilder You're very welcome, great vids BTW..

@Shooter_gringo

Жыл бұрын

They said that at the beginning

I think you forgot to tell us to deduct half the thickness of the ridge off.

@SkillBuilder

10 ай бұрын

No we didn't. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqeB28ahmM-dkdI.html

what happens when you're working on an old building and it isn't square?

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

If you are putting in a new wall plate you make it square, if not you adjust the rafters but a lot of old buildings are more square than new ones.

Just use trig at 4:27... lol

Great video but far to fast for me

@dampwally611

Жыл бұрын

if you watch it two or three times it starts to sink in.

Camera went off the job at the crucial bit on the birds mouth.

@SkillBuilder

Жыл бұрын

yes, that cameraman is from Essex so.............

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