Hip Roof Rafter Layout

The area where one section of roof meets other section is considered as the hip and the hip roof generally has very uniform angles without any vertical end.

Hip roof rafter layout.

Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same. Roof battens lath hip end side roof battens lath main roof side wall plate or inferior purlin cut corner connection roof. Measure the distance between the angled hip rafter and the top of the wall at 20 in 51 cm increments and cut jack rafters to fit. S1 s4 s13 s16 s17 s20 s25 28 hip rafters layout.

Depending on the size of the roof most hip roofs will have 4 6 short jack rafters that are spaced out every 20 inches 51 cm between the hip rafters and the king common rafters. S5 s8 s9 s12 s21 s24 s29 32 jack rafters layout right side. Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results. Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries.

The hip end jacks tab displays a dimensioned side view and top view of the hip roof jack rafters for the hip end side of the hip rafter on an irregular hip roof.