Stick Frame Hip Roof

We ll assume the new length of the roof below is 3 4 metres.

Stick frame hip roof.

It is basically a gable roof with half of the hipped roof above stuck on each end. The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house. With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing.

Stick framing a roof requires framers to spend much more time on scaffolding ladders and above ground which means more chance for accidents. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam. And the cons of stick framing. It s not good for lumber to get wet either.

Complicated steep hip roofs. While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders still prefer stick frame roofing. Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. Stick framing can also produce.

For that reason we can use the same common rafters all the way around it. Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure.