Hip Roof Framing Section

A regular hip roof sits on a rectangular plan with four faces.

Hip roof framing section.

A disadvantage of the hip roof is that it is more difficult to construct than a gable roof. Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. The valley is formed where the two.

The longer sides have a trapezoidal shape while the sides at the front and back have a triangular shape and are called hip ends. Hip the hip roof has four sloping sides. 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 first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.

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. It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters. A valley rafter forms a depression in the roof instead. 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.

The ridge board is centered here in terms of length as well as width. 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. 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 hip rafter forms a raised area or hip usually extending from the corner of the building diagonally upwards to the ridge.