Parts Of A Hip Roof Frame

This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.

Parts of a hip roof frame.

A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped. Hip this is an external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. The gable end is replaced by a hip end. Here the roof is divided as well as structured into various parts and major points of connection falls between the ridges and rafters so the central portion of the roof demands more accurate framing.

The point at which all the raftersare attached to. The rafters when combined together help to form the truss. A ridge board is a horizontal member of the roof frame. Ridge beam sits below the rafters.

A hip rafter extends from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof. Parts of a roof. Sloped diagonal ridge between 2 sections of roof is called the hip ridge. Truss the truss is a framework comprised of wooden beams that helps to support the roof.

Rafters are sloped beams that run from the roof s ridge to the eaves. 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. The common rafter will determine the height and length of the ridge board. A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof the rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework.

It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. Rafters these are wooden beams that run from the top of the roof to the bottom. Transfers the loadof the roof through the raftersto walls below. Also notice that a hip roof still has a ridge and eaves as do all peaked roofs.

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. Supported by lally columns. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. A purlin is a horizontal piece of timber or metal which supports the roof s rafters or decking and helps to prevent your roof from sagging.

Ridge board v s beam.