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.
How to frame a hip porch roof.
You should make sure that it is high enough and low enough for you to easily make it.
To calculate the length of a ridge in a hipped roof you simply subtract the width away from the length.
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.
It is good to construct proper diagrams on paper for designing hip roofs so that these figures can assist you in the proper layout in the next stages.
Level in framing the porch roof it is advisable that you make it with the right level.
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This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.
Draw a ridge line between the intersection points of the hip rafters.
Make sure also that you really make it strong because it will serve as the main support for your porch roof.
Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.
At last calculate the distance between the rafters and lay them as per the roof framing plan.
Importantly though you must add the thickness of the ridge back on to that measurement so we can use the same common rafters already measured we ve removed the 50mm purple ridge from above so need to now add 50mm on to the new longer ridge.