Four Sided Roof Framing

Hip and valley roof.

Four sided roof framing.

This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof. Usages vary slightly from region to region or from one builder or architect to another. These pyramid roof structures are usually found atop gazebos and other pavilion buildings. All four sides of the roof are equally hipped at all corners and they meet at a single centralized peak forming a distinct pyramid.

4 sided gazebo hip roof building plans blueprints 12 do it yourself diy. The slope of a hip roof tends to be the same for all four sides. A mansard roof also known as a french roof is a four sided roof with a double slope on each side that meet forming a low pitched roof. The hip roof can have all four sides the same measurement or two long sides and two short sides.

Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof. The rafters on a steeply sloped roof for instance will be much longer and have more end cuts than those on a flat roof. Mansard roofs are a popular option for buildings wishing to maximize the amount of living space in the building providing the option to use the loft as an additional living space. A mansard roof is a four sided gambrel roof with each side having a double slope of one steep slope and one shallow upper slope.

Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region. This is a working set of drawings to build a 4 sided hip. Once you ve determined the measurements you need mark them directly onto a series of 2 in 5 1 cm x 4 in 10 cm or 2 in 5 1 cm x 6 in 15 cm boards using a carpenter s pencil. The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering.

The lower slope is much steeper than the upper. Apr 13 2015 this is a working set of drawings to build a 4 sided hip roof gazebo with an 12 square floor plan. The plans include directions illustrations dimen. 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 procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof. The sides can either be flat or curved depending on the style. A hipped roof laid on top of a square structure creates a pyramid hip roof or the pavilion roof.

Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined.