Gable Roof Rake Detail

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Gable roof rake detail.

Gable rake flashing gable and rake flashings are used on two slope roofs with a center peak to protect the roof wood and help provide a barrier that prevents water from penetrating the roof. This first installment of a two part series focuses on eaves that do not return onto the gable. The rake can be flat with no overhang or it can overhang the gable end like an eave. The overhanging rake then is closed in with soffit and fascia or left open.

The second looks at the details of boxed eave gable end. Gable trim details for standing seam gable option 1 using cleat panel goes down first then the z channel and then the cleat and finally the gable trim. After the gable is framed lookouts extend from the first rafter inside the gable wall out over the plates to support the overhanging barge rafter. Without gable rake flashing protection wind driven rain can begin to rot the fascia and roof deck.

The rake is not exactly on the roof. It is a term that describes the sloped sides of a gable end. Gable rake flashing is a professional trim product that covers the exposed ends of metal roofing panels resulting in a neater appearance. Also known as rake trim.

Framing a dropped gable wall one of the keys to framing the rake with my system is building a dropped gable end wall the top of which is 3 1 2 inches below the tops of the rafters. The three primary variables to consider when designing the eaves for a gable roof are the width of the gable trim the projection of the eaves and the details at the corner of the gable ends.