Leave ridge beam for shed construction page.
Ridge pole roof construction.
Sometimes the rafter will have a tail and extend out past the wall so that you have a soffit or overhang.
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For 2 x 4 rafters use a 2 x 6 ridge board.
The ridge board s length will be the outside measurement of the building plus the length of the overhang at both ends.
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I can t ever recall seeing a saltbox shed built with a ridge beam or even a gambrel roof shed for that matter.
For 2 x 6 rafters use a 2 x 8 ridge board and so on.
You then have rafters running down from this ridge board and resting on the top wall plates.
Come to think of it the only style shed i can see that would be easy to use a ridge beam is the gable style shed.
Choose a ridge board that is one size larger than your common rafters.
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