Roof Framing Gable Intersection

It is the strongest type of roof because it is braced by four hip rafters.

Roof framing gable intersection.

The diagonal rafter that runs from the intersection of the ridges down to the top of the walls at the inside. All four valleys formed by the intersection converge at a central peak. Click here for enlarged image. All four valleys formed by the intersection converge at a central peak.

The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above. 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. Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one intersecting roof is built on top of the other.

An example of each is shown in figure 2 1. For the purposes of this article i ll show how to frame the intersection of two hip roofs of unequal pitch. Gable a gable roof has a ridge at the center and slopes in two directions. The perspective sketch right shows the.

This is useful for material takeoffs and as a job site reference. The author begins any complex roof project by making a scale framing plan of the roof left. A sketchup model helps clarify how various rafters and framing components are assembled in an off angle hip and valley configuration. It is the form most commonly used by the navy.

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. In a pure cross gable roof two ridges both at the same elevation intersect at 90. Hip the hip roof has four sloping sides.

Where two gable roof lines meet the intersection forms inside corners called valleys. Explore framing complexities that result when roofs of two different pitches intersect.