Hip Valley Roofing

Determining the slope and skew angles related to hip and valley beams can be a challenge made even more difficult when the roof slopes on each side if the hip or valley are different.

Hip valley roofing.

The custom blades match any panel profile providing a clean cut eliminating burred edges and flying metal. Divide the rise by the run the run is 12. A hip and valley roof may be part of an irregular structure. How to measure roof rafters including the pitch and bird s mouth seat cuts captioned.

The model 64 hip valley roofing shear by swenson shear with its 64 blade is ideal for shearing heavy gauge exposed fastener panels with the ability to shear straight at 90 and up to a 9 12 valley cut. A roof ridge refers to the upper most peaks created by the junction of two roof slopes facing opposite directions. This type of roof is also called broken back hip and valley roof because the main hips are intconeected by the rafter of gables on one side and the rafter of the valley on the other. Hip roofs drain water well and leaves don t build up on them.

For any roof slope expressed as x in 12 rise in run the hip and valley factor is determined by finding the square root of rise run 2. Ideal for shearing heavy gauge exposed fastener panels with the ability to shear straight at 90 degrees and up to a 9 12 valley. Hip roofs are thus much more resistant to wind damage than gable roofs. The hip and valley factor varies according to the slope of the roof as shown in the table below.

A hip roof on a varied plan h denotes a hip v denotes a valley a hip roof is self bracing requiring less diagonal bracing than a gable roof. Broken hip and valley roof scotch valley duration. This slope and skew calculator makes it easy by performing all of the necessary trigonometry for each hanger condition in the roof. Makes cutting exposed fastener panel extremely easy.

Hip roofs have no large flat or slab sided ends to catch wind and are inherently much more stable than gable roofs. The hip and valley roofing shear is the optimal metal roofing tool for cutting hips and valleys on your metal roof panels. While it s common to build hip roofs from trusses or premade frames it is possible to build your own hip roof. Begin by measuring and cutting the wood then move on to installing the rafters and sheathing.