Roof Framing Gable Intersection

A sketchup model helps clarify how various rafters and framing components are assembled in an off angle hip and valley configuration.

Roof framing gable intersection.

It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters. It is the form most commonly used by the navy. All four valleys formed by the intersection converge at a central peak. Explore framing complexities that result when roofs of two different pitches intersect.

Click here for enlarged image. Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one intersecting roof is built on top of the other. The author begins any complex roof project by making a scale framing plan of the roof left. How to frame a wall intersection can we make the ceiling higher in the living room.

For the purposes of this article i ll show how to frame the intersection of two hip roofs of unequal pitch. The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above. Our addition would be a modified version insofar as there would be a higher con tinuous ridge and a slightly lower ridge broken by the intervening higher gable. The perspective sketch right shows the.

An example of each is shown in figure 2 1. A gable roof is a heavy structure and if you want to prevent your roof from collapsing you ll have to frame. This is useful for material takeoffs and as a job site reference. Construction are the gable the hip the intersecting and the shed or lean to.

In a pure cross gable roof two ridges both at the same elevation intersect at 90. It is simple in design economical to construct and can be used on any type of structure. The diagonal rafter that runs from the intersection of the ridges down to the top of the walls at the inside. Hip the hip roof has four sloping sides.

Where two gable roof lines meet the intersection forms inside corners called valleys. Gable a gable roof has a ridge at the center and slopes in two directions.