Roof Line Intersecting Hips

Explore framing complexities that result when roofs of two different pitches intersect.

Roof line intersecting hips.

In a hip roof with equal pitches the unit run of a hip or valley rafter is 17 inches for every 12 inches of run in the main roof. This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period. To mark and cut hip plumb and side cuts with a circular saw print a paper template easy accurate or. Don t cut yet 2.

Viewed with respect to the 57 47204 angle between the hip ridge lines on the roof surface can be treated as common slope angles with the 57 47204 angle being w. Intersecting the intersecting roof consists of a gable and valley or hip and valley. Learn more about off angle roof framing. The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof.

The gablet roof has a gable above a hip while a half hipped roof has a hip above a gable. Half hipped roofs are very common in england denmark germany and especially in austria and slovenia. This gives the angle of the hip rafter. This is the pointy end of the hip.

Both the gablet roof and the half hipped roof are intermediate between the gabled and fully hipped types. Mark the end plumb cut angle line back from square on both sides of the hip. A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides. Unit run of the hip.

This is the line to cut along. A sketchup model helps clarify how various rafters and framing components are assembled in an off angle hip and valley configuration. Cross gabled roof a gable roof where two gable roof lines intersect at a 90 degree angle. These same c5 angles.

A disadvantage of the hip roof is that it is more difficult to construct than a gable roof. Measure back from this line and mark a second parallel line on both sides of the hip. Hip roofs have no rake edges to line vertical control lines up to so you ll have to establish lines perpendicular to the eaves. The valley is formed where the two different sections of the roof meet generally at a 90.

Draw a diagonal line between 9 feet the run of the main roof on the tongue of the square and 7 feet 6 inches the secondary roof run on the blade. These hip rafters run at a 45 angle from each corner of the building to the ridge.