- 1). Run your dummy rafter tail 2-by-6 block stock through a table saw to ensure all the framing material is the proper width. Measure and cut the angles so they match the rafter angles.
- 2). Count out how many rafters are necessary, and cut an equal amount of rafter tail blocks.
- 3). Purchase one 1-by-6 board for every 12 feet of barn length. Nail your rafter tail blocks to the boards, using 8-penny nails.
- 4). Fasten each section to the sidewall of the barn, along a snapped chalkline, using 8-penny nails. Nail the boards to the top plate and the studs for maximum support.
- 5). Install roof sheath over the dummy rafter tails to tie it all together. Your barn-style roof now has built in eaves.
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