Which simply means you have 4 feet of rise in 12 feet of width.
Gable roof pole barns.
There are many variations on the roof alone to turn this residential building into a real showcase.
Rafters for pole barn.
For example if you have a 24 wide barn with a 4 12 pitch you will have 4 in height from the top of the wall to the peak in the roof.
The style became popular because it could be easily expanded by adding to the gable end.
Use 2 6 lumber for the bottom rafter.
Use 2 6 lumber for the rafters.
This pole building design is the quickest and easiest to build often with prefabricated trusses for quick assembly.
Trusses can be constructed with smaller sized lumber than rafters and often their cost is not significantly higher than normal rafters.
Most pole barns come with a 4 12 pitch.
Since many pole barns use conventional rafter framing any roof style can conceivably be used.
Use of manufactured roof trusses can dramatically cut labor costs when framing a gable roof compared to building rafters.
Building a gable roof for a 16 24 pole barn.
Each roof type has advantages and disadvantages.
Use a miter saw to make the angle cuts to the rafters as shown in the diagram.
High gable barn roofs allow more space than what is found in your typical pole barn kits.
The four major types of roofs used for barns are gable hip shed and gambrel.
The first step of the project is to build the rafters for the 16 24 gable roof.
Gable barns appeared during the nineteenth century.