How to Build Eaves for a Barn-Style Roof

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.

Count out how many rafters are necessary, and cut an equal amount of rafter tail blocks.

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.

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.

Install roof sheath over the dummy rafter tails to tie it all together. Your barn-style roof now has built in eaves.