Hip Gable Roof Framing

Roofs are basically five types.

Hip gable roof framing.

Framers stick building a hip roof. Gable roof in a nutshell. Hip roofs are more stable than gable roofs. A hip roof or hipped roof is a type of roof design where all roof sides slope downward toward the walls where the walls of the house sit under the eaves on each side of the roof.

Hip roof framing hip to common to ridge join diagram ply sheathing angle and cut set back both sheet orientations sheathing hip cut calculator hip roof ply cut angle diagram 1138 93 ft 35 6 sheets 5 10 15 waste 40 sheets. The inward slope of all four sides is what makes it more sturdy and durable. By comparison a gable roof is a type of roof design where two sides slope downward toward the walls and the other two sides include walls that extend from the bottom of. The sides are all equal length and come together at the top to form the ridge.

Another common design in the northeast is the saltbox which is a gable roof with one longer side. A hip roof has slopes on all four sides. There are several roof types. These roof types have the basic elements of all of the other.

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