Hip Roof Slope

See above dutch gable gablet.

Hip roof slope.

Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof. A type of japanese roof construction. 1 pyramid hip roof roof base is a square roof sides are identical isosceles triangles 2 hip roof roof base is a rectangle two sides are identical isosceles triangles and two sides are identical trapeziums. A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof.

A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides. The reverse hybrid of a hipped and a gable roof. Here we consider two types of hipped roofs see picture. N s or e w for a gable roof.

This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period. The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof. Thus a hipped roof house has no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A hip roof design refers to a roof where the roof sides slope downwards from a middle peak with the rafter ends meeting the exterior walls of the house.

A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions e g. Modern residential hip roof construction uses common pitch ratios in general.