Vaulted Hip Roof

If you see a complicated framework of 2x4s held together with perforated metal plates your roof is framed with trusses.

Vaulted hip roof.

There was no ridge because the top of the roof was flat 6 wide. A vaulted roof structure opens the space below for stylistic reasons or for the addition of an attic or loft area. For high wind areas or strong storms a pitch of 4 12 6 12 18 5 26 5 angle is recommended. There will be step down trusses from the girder truss to the peak.

Several types of custom designed anchors and brackets facilitate open ceiling hip roof designs. Common custom solutions include wall mounted angle brackets and cables that stretch between opposite rafters. Hip roofs are excellent for both high wind and snowy areas. But if it s framed traditionally with big lumber rafters the roof can stay in place.

Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. The hips and perimiter of the flat portion were framed with lvl and steel flitch plates bolted together. At the peak common trusses are used to complete the run.

This works particularly well beneath lofty double height vaulted ceilings but can also work beneath in single height rooms as this example goes to show. Hip roofs can offer extra living space when a dormer crow s nest is added to a hip roof. First head to the attic. Of the four basic roof shapes shed flat gable and hip only the flat roof is.

Consult an engineer or architect to develop a bracing systems based on your project s requirements. Depending on how steep your roof pitch is vaulting a 20 by 20 foot room creates a new ceiling that s 11 to 12 feet high at its peak. At the intersections the plates were all welded. Second measure the depth of the rafters.

Exposing elements of the roof structure including the trusses and or rafters can add character to a home. I have framed a cathedral hip roof.