Framing Cone Shaped Roof

The main difference between these two molds is the texture of the shingles.

Framing cone shaped roof.

The plate should be cut out of wide planks and always made of two thickness put together so as to break joint. To create maximum space under the roof the section near the walls rises steeply. Framing of conical roofs. The issue is not the 12 12 pitch pentagonal timberframe built with 6x12s but the lofting of the over framing to create an insulated conical shape that must fair into a 12x12 common roof constructed of 6x12 timberframe rafters.

More rarely they were made of masonry. Both of these molds contain the same basic block shapes. Mansard roofs are a type of hip roof where each sloping section is divided in two. It wouldn t have a diameter of 8 5 untill about 6 10 above his top plate.

In this case the cone roof was surrounded by a protective wall a parapet or a battlement. There are 2 kindsof conical roof molds. Either of these molds can be used to make conical roofs for 3 4 6 and 8 diameter towers. Small conical roofs such as are frequently used on small circular towers are best framed as shown in fig.

When well spiked together they thus form a continuous ring to resist the outward thrust of the rafters. Oddly enough the budget must be met. Such conical roofs were usually constructed using a timber framed support structure covered with slate.