gambrel roof

[StressMan79]

Nope. Just not the easiest. granted, it does make better use of the space under the roof.



I don't know how to accomodate the secondary supports though. Truth be told, I don't really even know how to build one. There is one roof framer member, and he went with a steep pitch and gables rather than a Gambrel, so that may tell you something of the relative merits

[greenthumb]

My dad built his log house in the early 70's with a gambrel roof. He went with a steeper pitch and larger rafters than shown in Peter's drawing, so the extra braces weren't needed(that picture looks like a truss system). The house is a saddle notch, not BnP but it wouldn't matter either way.

One thing to point out here- the roof is often the most expensive single part of the build, the more roof area you have, the more insulation and shingles or metal you will need. Gambrels compound that. It's often cheaper to go higher with the logs.

I think there are some pictures of gambrel roofs on some of the older student builts houses. I am not sure how to link directly to the pictures, but they should be in one of these sections....

http://www.loghomebuilders.org/image...t-our-students
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/image...andom-pictures

[ganschicken]

The reason I ask is that every student built home I've seen has a ridge pole and support poles. I would like to build the log walls with a stick built roof. I wasn't sure if the walls would support the load. I haven't taken the class yet so please forgive the ignorance.

[StressMan79]

The reason I ask is that every student built home I've seen has a ridge pole and support poles. I would like to build the log walls with a stick built roof. I wasn't sure if the walls would support the load. I haven't taken the class yet so please forgive the ignorance.

GC, the very last thing you will have to worry about is wall strength.

But rod is right, if you throw in a couple purlins, you half the load on the roof supports, so you can get away with much smaller diameter logs...And going with a Gambrel will be easy, since lining up a plane on three different supports isn't needed. If my wife wanted a Gambrel roof, and I was concerned about log size available, that is EXACTLY what I would do.