Hand Framed Hip Roof

While it s common to build hip roofs from trusses or premade frames it is possible to build your own hip roof.

Hand framed hip roof.

The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof. I ll start at the beginning with the easy bits before tackling the more complicated stuff and that way hopefully i ll make it really clear and easy to understand exactly how to set out measure cut and install hip and valley roof rafters. 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. Hip roofs can be generally framed into a large variety of sizes that can be t or l shaped and may need a more complex frame structure.

Hipped roof construction can seem quite complicated to grasp at first but i m going to break it down and explain each area in detail. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. The ridge board is centered here in terms of length as well as width. Begin by measuring and cutting the wood then move on to installing the rafters and sheathing.