Before the roof sheathing goes on the open framing provides easy access for attaching the return blocking and the nailers for the rake soffit.
Returns on roof rakes.
Do not match the slope of the return to the slope of the main roof.
Increasing the pitch by less than one degree has no noticeable impact.
The eave roof and gable.
Returns policy if you need to return an item please contact us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return.
The last pieces to go in were nailing blocks above the ledger for the back of the return and at the bottom edge of the soffit for attaching the rake 20.
An 8 12 pitch on a return is much too steep.
Remember the roof on the return is there just to shed a small amount of water.
According to gyhr the maximum pitch for the return should be a 3 12 14 04 degrees.
However this is a rule that carpenters should remember.