Hip Roof Rafter Cuts

Mark the end plumb cut angle line 79 3 19 back from square on both sides of the hip.

Hip roof rafter cuts.

If you are using a stanley quick square move the blade to the corresponding notch for the hip rafter. A seat cut is a horizontally level cut so the rafter can sit flat onto the wall plate. The length of a hip rafter based on calculations from a framing square or a construction calculator. Set circular saw blade tilt angle to 45 cut 1 side.

First of 3 videos on hip rafter layout. With a square roof the ridge becomes a square center piece kingpost with side lengths equal to common rafter thickness. This is the pointy end of. Measure back 25 from this line and mark a second parallel line on both sides of the hip.

This is the line to cut. Http amzn to 2sfscbz swanson speed square http amzn to 2svgnvt 16 x 24 framing square starrett http amzn to 2sflm5v milwaukee circular saw http amzn. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Hip rafter plumb cut.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. A plumb cut this is an angle to cut that will create a vertically plumb line on the rafter. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. Also it has to be cut to form a point so to cut a hip raffter plumb cut you need to set the circular saw over so it will cut 45.

A birds mouth is a combination of the two cuts made so the roof rafter sits tightly onto the wall plates square edge. Outside top plate edge to ridge top edge common 10 11 3 4. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. Purlin lip cut angle 11 4.

The hip rafter plumb cut is a different angle to a common rafter plumb cut. Hip rafter length or line length. Layout of ridge plumb and cheek cuts. A cut on a rafter or other angled framing member that will be plumb vertically when the member is installed.