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Sheathing the Back Porch Roof

Bob confers with carpenter/contractor Cortney as he sheaths the new back-porch roof of the Studio City Bungalow. Bob outlines the new ridge poles used to create the new roofing. Cortney explains the framing technique used to replicate the front porch.
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Sheathing the Back Porch Roof

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" Here's a side elevation of the house. And that's the house as it existed yet that was that was the tail -- of the house right there and then we've bumped out with these porches but it isn't one big roof -- This is the side of the big one in this is the little what you can see you don't hear better this is the big one. And this is little one. And we're standing right in front of where you will have some French -- little bit later in the concept behind all of this is to duplicate the front porch. The front of the -- the little front porch from the 1920s. Ha ha that's where we have the columns and everything else now let's look up here is we concede. One ridge -- directly overhead which corresponds to the small room right in over towards the left we have. The big ridge -- up there that meets the existing house. That's just confine our conversation in this one here -- I see some usual detailing at the gable end he explain this to us."

" But in replicating the the front porch. We tried to replicate some of the same framing cannot meet here and that was what he's he's the two wetlands are on the flat on the flat here. But what -- thing is that we had to keep it up this earthquake standards today so we've increased peace place. -- sixteen inches on center as yet as to what they had put 32 sons and why have you added these little two by four's that stick out like. That is -- yeah -- here to support that. It's soffit and fascia -- hanging beyond this the south sidewall -- And what's the rectangle of the open rectangular space therefore that'll houses and then. That we didn't know this they built. And that that too will match what does exist and on the front of the house so that our homeowner was also the architect has gone to great pains to really replicate that but I -- look good though especially from. From the pool and what you're looking in this direction they wish you get up there and get some of this soulless plywood. Pumped up the going to give you had faced. So the entire roof sheathing his. Half inch TVX plywood correct that of course refers to one side of the plywood is being -- once that is great dean. And it's glued -- exterior grade glue. Hey frank you need and with a -- you -- If -- dead Courtney you're gonna. Yes. Going to look at first Delaware. Right on the level of there. A look at your heating when you're doing this. It's up here you're its precarious that. And it's great if you already taken the measure to put some marks down like heated. That it knows exactly where that she can't go. Think. -- and -- like this one pass through video of this wasn't the case. They want to staggered there yeah we have equipment. Scale until enough sense to. All right so up here you notice that. Can be read your book has that slash cut on it that's basically how to -- this not for this little that -- gable end of okay and that candidate. And now the rest of the job involves all that parties laid over there and getting it on the roof."

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