Framing Members Of Hipp Roofs

The ridge beam runs along horizontally along the top of the roof and is supported by the other rafters.

Framing members of hipp roofs.

The side and end king commons and the hip rafters are the main framing components of the hip roof. How to build a hip roof step 1. Hip rafters that run 45 from the corners dutch common rafters that run perpendicular to the gable end and hip jack rafters that die into the hip rafters. The 4 hip rafters begin at the 4 corners of the roof and connect to the ridge beam.

The hip section of the dutch roof requires several framing members. This rafter is the same pitch as the rest of the roof and it is the key to the hip roof s ending with a pitched plane instead of the more common vertical gable. The end king common runs from the middle of the end wall to the ridge. 2 12 mb as a framer i enjoy cutting and stacking a hip roof more than any other roof design.

By tim uhler login or register to download the pdf version of this article. The types of rafters used in a hip roof include common jack hip and ridge beam 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. This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.

One of the most crucial and basic steps that is involved in hip roof construction is to take. Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof. Once you are finished with the measurement part now it is time to cut the rafters as per. The main structural parts of a roof are ceiling joists ridge board jack rafter hip rafter common rafters creeper rafters raking plates out riggers and noggings or last rafter overhang.