Hip And Valley Roof Trusses

Rafter is called for only when framing a hip roof but a valley rafter is needed on both hip and gable roofs whenever roof planes intersect.

Hip and valley roof trusses.

Since 1978 truspro has been manufacturing roof and floor trusses for san luis obispo santa barbara ventura monterey kings kern los angeles counties. The gable portion of a dutch hip roof is usually placed at the end of the roof ridge and sits on top of the plane of the hip roof. It is sometimes also referred to as a dutch gable roof precisely because it contains both roof style features. A hip and valley roof may be part of an irregular structure.

The jack truss runs right into the hip truss. Thus there are hip jack rafters and valley jack rafters. By rick arnold mike guertin issue 100 synopsis. A dutch hip roof is a combination of both the hip roof and gable roof features.

Additional information is available in the product information area of the truss store. Flat top valley members are supplied when they are required for hip roof applications. Valley members may also be used for decorative gables dormers porches and more. Just like the hip truss it has an extended top chord which meets the hip truss.

A jack rafter is a shortened com mon rafter that may be framed to a hip rafter a valley rafter or both. The total rise of hip and valley rafters is. See more ideas about hip roof design hip roof roof design. Valley sets consist of a series of simple trusses usually in increments of four feet.

The author describes a complex hip roof that is formed with trusses on the ground then lifted into place with a crane. Premade size 4 12 24 ft 50 ft or type scissor attic hip mono and more. Building hip and valley roofs with trusses keep the numbered trusses in order and entire hip sections can be assembled on the ground and lifted as single units. This type of roof is also called broken back hip and valley roof because the main hips are intconeected by the rafter of gables on one side and the rafter of the valley on the other.

Homeadvisor s roof truss cost calculator gives average prices for trusses by material steel vs. Hip truss is responsible for forming the hip line on the roof. In this video i ll be explaining how to set valley trusses. Nov 7 2015 explore terri s board hip roof design on pinterest.