Frame Hip Roof Trusses

This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks.

Frame hip roof trusses. The initial step in framing this roof is not much different from that of the gabled roof. In this design each side of the building has a roof pitch and eave. At the peak common trusses are used to complete the run. Hip roof truss layout.

Last minute changes can be made one piece at a time with the framing. Hip roof framing diagram main roof side hip roof truss layout hip end side hip roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. Roof battens lath hip end side roof battens.

Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. For instance let us suppose we have to frame a hip roof for a building measuring 12 x28. 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. This step involves finding the run of a common rafter.

To frame this style roof hip trusses are utilized from the main peak of the building stepping down with a flat top chord. S5 s8 s9 s12 s21 s24 s29 32 jack rafters layout right side. The roof and ceiling can be attached to the same member. This would enable the builder to place the joists of the ceiling by the side of the hip jack and common rafters.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. There will be step down trusses from the girder truss to the peak. Hip truss systems are very popular throughout the country. There are a few reasons why builders go with stick framing versus roof trusses.

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.