Roof Rake Board

Put on your safety glasses and position the fascia board so the corner on one end lines up with the saw blade.

Roof rake board.

You measure this as a rise and run equation such as 6 12 where the rake angle rises six units in 12 units of run. The last pieces to go in were nailing blocks above the ledger for the back of the return and at the bottom edge of the soffit for attaching the rake 20. For example six inches up for every 12 inches across. The sloped edge of a roof over a wall is the rake.

The rake board covers the top edge of the siding where it meets the roof or soffit if there is an overhang on the gable end and prevents rain from running behind it. There s no correct way to finish rake lower edges. Rake boards follow or parallel your roof pitch. Miter the ends of your fascia board to 45 degree angles so they fit together.

Set the angle of a miter saw to 45 degrees so you can make clean cuts through the board. Rakes are always miter joined at the ridge of your roof. These boards vary in size. For example a large 1 4 or 1 6 rake board works when there isn t an eave extending out to an overhang on the gable end.

Turn the saw on and pull it down to cut the angle. The purpose of the rake board is simply to prevent rain from running behind the siding or to cover the top edge of brick if it s a brick home. Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof.