This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.
Hand framed hip roof.
Begin by measuring and cutting the wood then move on to installing the rafters and sheathing.
The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.
I ll start at the beginning with the easy bits before tackling the more complicated stuff and that way hopefully i ll make it really clear and easy to understand exactly how to set out measure cut and install hip and valley roof rafters.
The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.
The ridge board is centered here in terms of length as well as width.
As compared to global roof framing hip roof framing is more difficult because it consists of four sides with variable lengths instead of two sides.
Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show.
While it s common to build hip roofs from trusses or premade frames it is possible to build your own hip roof.