Hip Roof Framing Section

Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.

Hip roof framing section. Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof. A disadvantage of the hip roof is that it is more difficult to construct than a gable roof. 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. 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.

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 longer sides have a trapezoidal shape while the sides at the front and back have a triangular shape and are called hip ends. These hip rafters run at a 45 angle from each corner of the building to the ridge. It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters.

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. Intersecting the intersecting roof consists of a gable and valley or hip and valley. Hip roofs or so called hipped roofs are a special type of roof that has a very gentle slope at the sides with a downward pattern towards the side walls. A valley rafter forms a depression in the roof instead.

A hip rafter forms a raised area or hip usually extending from the corner of the building diagonally upwards to the ridge. The valley is formed where the two. The area where one section of roof meets other section is considered as the hip and the hip roof generally has very uniform angles without any vertical end.