Because the level cut on the jacks would be so long we added 2x4 sleepers inside the 2x8s for a more complete bearing.
Tie in roof lines.
The back channel is connected to the rafter directly and reinforced.
Up from the valley center and cut through the shingles and underlayment.
Then it was just a matter of marking and cutting the miter for one side and flipping the cut off scrap over and cutting it to length for the other side.
How to tie building roof systems into one another.
By doing this method you will have a clean finish that is connected to the wall line.
After that cut the rafters back to the wall line.
To tie into the side of an existing roof put a new roof truss on the walls of the addition brace it upright then snap chalklines on the shingles to mark the center line of the new roof valleys where old and new roofs will connect.
To tie the design together peter chose to cut the rafter tails off the extend the exterior wall up to the underside of the new roof.
After the addition roof is framed and sheathed snap a line on the existing roof shingles 2 in.
We extended the lines of the sleepers up the roof until they intersected.
The easiest way to tie in the new shingles with the old is with a cut valley see four ways to shingle a valley.
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