Hip Roof Rafter Layout

Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results.

Hip roof rafter layout.

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. Hip roofs are constructed with four rafters that usually meet on a ridge board that is situated at the middle portion of the roof. 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. Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries.

S1 s4 s13 s16 s17 s20 s25 28 hip rafters layout. S5 s8 s9 s12 s21 s24 s29 32 jack rafters layout right side. 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. Hip roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side.

Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same.