Hip Roof Rafters Soffit Section

Includes illustrations that show roofs have hip rafters ridge boards jack rafters and more.

Hip roof rafters soffit section. 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. The drawings are representative of all of the hip end side jack rafters and do not include the overall lengths which are available on the layout tab. Place the first nail in each rafter so they re 1 2 inches 2 5 5 1 cm from the top edge of the boards. After cutting the angle i attached strips of 1x2 along the hypotenuse on both sides.

From that corner i cut a right triangle at the roof pitch doubling the rise and run dimensions so the jig could be used for cutting full size rafters. 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. Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof. Drive 1 2 more nails into the fascia board at each of the rafters.

Hip roof framing diagram main roof side hip roof truss layout hip end side hip roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side. Place the second nail in the rafter so it s 3 4 inches 7 6 10 2 cm lower than the first one so it s held securely. Roof battens lath hip end side. If the wall plates are all square of equal lengths then the hipped rafters would form a pyramid shape like the picture above normally a roof is rectangle and there are more yellow common rafters.

For this 6 in 12 pitch roof i made one leg 12 inches and the other 24 inches. 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. Its top edge is tucked up under the shingles and its outside face is where the gutter is mounted. Pyramid hip roof framing diagram main roof side pyramid hip roof truss layout hip end side pyramidal roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side.

When repairing or replacing a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms. Roof battens lath hip end side. S1 s4 s13 s16 s17 s20 s25 28 hip rafters layout. Roof framing involves a lexicon all its own.

S5 s8 s9 s12 s21 s24 s29 32 jack rafters layout right side. Here is a closer look at common roofing terms.