Hipped Roof Framingh

Roofs are basically five types.

Hipped roof framingh.

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. 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. 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. In this article i will outline the basic principles for framing a regular equal pitch hip roof including how to lay out the hip and precut the jacks.

I like to save time by figuring out and cutting as much as possible on the ground before climbing up on the plates to stack the roof. Shed gable hip gambrel and mansard. Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof. Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side.

Roof framing is one of those carpenter skills that appears quite complicated and indeed some roof designs are difficult. The ridge board is centered here in terms of length as well as width. To mark and cut hip plumb and side cuts with a circular saw print a paper template easy accurate or. Measure back from this line and mark a second parallel line on both sides of the hip.

Mark the end plumb cut angle line back from square on both sides of the hip. This is the pointy end. The methods i use are derived from production techniques.