Title: Install the ridge board.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: Carpentry: Framing a Roof

Installation should include

- measuring the ridge board (sometimes called a ridge pole)
- cutting with 90-degree ends
- crowning
- laying out to match the top plate
- installing and bracing the ridge board.

IRC: Chapter 8, section R802.3 (https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2018P4), specifically covers ridge board installation, rafter spacing, connections, attachments, proper placement, and bearing.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How should one determine the height of ridge boards?
- What codes apply to ridge boards?
- Why does the heel of the rafter need to bear on the ridge board?

NCCER Standards:

Carpentry Fundamentals: Level 1

- 27107-06 Roof Framing