Tommy silva gives the apprentices a lesson in hip roof framing.
How to frame a hip roof porch.
Building a porch roof requires basic carpentry and porch roof framing knowledge.
Here roofs are constructed with an angle of 90 degrees.
Begin by measuring and cutting the wood then move on to installing the rafters and sheathing.
We show you how both a typical rafter style porch and truss roof area constructed.
Now draw the centerlines for all rectangles that are formed inside.
Hip roofs drain water well and leaves don t build up on them.
While it s common to build hip roofs from trusses or premade frames it is possible to build your own hip roof.
Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries.
Hip and valley roof framing is no so complex as compared to hip roof framing procedures.
We show you the steps involved and calculations required for buildng a roof for your porch or constructing one over your deck or patio.
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Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof.
Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same.
Now outline the biggest rectangle inside the building layout.
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