Framed Hip Roof

Outlined below are the basic steps towards framing a pyramid hip roof.

Framed hip roof. This roof has horizontal battens for tile or metal. Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof. Cedar frame gazebo with double tier steel roof hardtop. This roof framing diagram illustrates how a hip roof is built.

Decide on the pitch of the pyramid roof you want to construct. 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 a framer i enjoy cutting and stacking a hip roof more than any other roof design. 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.

Drive through nearly any neighborhood and you can see that roofs have many different shapes. Here the roof is divided as well as structured into various parts and major points of connection falls between the ridges and rafters so the central portion of the roof demands more accurate framing. Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof. Houses have gable hipped mansard gambrel flat and shed roofs.

Remember the pitch will ultimately determine. You will need to have a circular saw a measuring tape a 2 by 6 lumber nails and a hammer. Kindly consult with your local roofing expert for more refined processes. W x 10 ft.

D archwood gazebo by the world s. A hip roof design refers to a roof where the roof sides slope downwards from a middle peak with the rafter ends meeting the exterior walls of the house. Hip backing angle 15 4 for a good straight fascia add an extra inch or 2 to the tails of all your rafters total length.