Hip Roof Framing Section

It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters.

Hip roof framing section.

Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof. In figure 18 1 are required when framing complex roofs such as hip roofs and inter secting gable roofs for more on roof types see chapter 17 basic roof framing. Hip roofs can be generally framed into a large variety of sizes that can be t or l shaped and may need a more complex frame structure.

A valley rafter forms a depression in the roof instead. The ridge board is centered here in terms of length as well as width. Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun. The slope or slant of the roof is almost always the same and hence they are symmetrical at their centerlines.

A disadvantage of the hip roof is that it is more difficult to construct than a gable roof. These hip rafters run at a 45 angle from each corner of the building to the ridge. If the wall plates are all square of equal lengths then the hipped rafters would form a pyramid shape like the picture above normally a roof is rectangle and there are more yellow common rafters. As compared to global roof framing hip roof framing is more difficult because it consists of four sides with variable lengths instead of two sides.

Intersecting the intersecting roof consists of a gable and valley or hip and valley. A hip rafter forms a raised area or hip usually extending from the corner of the building diagonally upwards to the ridge. The longer sides have a trapezoidal shape while the sides at the front and back have a triangular shape and are called hip ends. The valley is formed where the two.