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Ridge board roof.
The ridge board runs the length of the building and provides support for the tops of the rafters helping the whole roof structure work together as a system.
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A ridge board is a non structural member that serves as a prop for opposing rafters to rest against and connect to.
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Because the ridge board is a smaller member typically only an inch thick sometimes even less it is not a structural member and doesn t carry the gravity load.
Specifically the ridge board is a section of solid timber or metal that is positioned horizontally along the line of the ridge of the roof.
Ridge boards can only be used in roofs with slopes from 3 in 12 up to 12 in 12.
Ridge boards shall be at least 1 inch nominal thickness and not less in depth than the cut end of the rafter irc section r802 3.
Ridge boards and beams in traditional house framing also called stick framing a basic roof frame consists of opposing pairs of sloping rafters that meet at their top ends at a ridge board or ridge beam.
Its only job is to provide a connection point for the roof joists on each side of the roof.