Frame Hip Roof Trusses

At the peak common trusses are used to complete the run.

Frame hip roof trusses.

Steep hip roofs can be constructed easier by stick framing. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. The initial step in framing this roof is not much different from that of the gabled roof. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show.

S1 s4 s13 s16 s17 s20 s25 28 hip rafters layout. This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. To frame this style roof hip trusses are utilized from the main peak of the building stepping down with a flat top chord. Hip roof framing diagram main roof side hip roof truss layout hip end side hip roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side.

Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun. Last minute changes can be made one piece at a time with the framing. S5 s8 s9 s12 s21 s24 s29 32 jack rafters layout right side. This step involves finding the run of a common rafter.

This would enable the builder to place the joists of the ceiling by the side of the hip jack and common rafters. Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. Roof battens lath hip end side roof battens. Hip roof truss layout.

The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof. Hip truss systems are very popular throughout the country. In this design each side of the building has a roof pitch and eave. The flat portion is increased the nearer the truss is to the end wall.

For instance let us suppose we have to frame a hip roof for a building measuring 12 x28.