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.

Our addition would be a modified version insofar as there would be a higher continuous ridge and a slightly lower ridge broken by the intervening higher gable. Hip the hip roof has four sloping sides. All four valleys formed by the intersection converge at a central peak. It is the form most commonly used by the navy.

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

It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters. Click here for enlarged image. The diagonal rafter that runs from the intersection of the ridges down to the top of the walls at the inside. In a pure cross gable roof two ridges both at the same elevation intersect at 90.

In a pure cross gable roof two ridges both at the same elevation intersect at 90. An example of each is shown in figure 2 1. Where two gable roof lines meet the intersection forms inside corners called valleys. For the purposes of this article i ll show how to frame the intersection of two hip roofs of unequal pitch.

It is simple in design economical to construct and can be used on any type of structure. A gable roof is a heavy structure and if you want to prevent your roof from collapsing you ll have to frame. Gable a gable roof has a ridge at the center and slopes in two directions. The perspective sketch right shows the.

All four valleys formed by the intersection converge at a central peak. This is useful for material takeoffs and as a job site reference.