Unusual Roof Lines Hip To Gable

The opposite arrangement to the half hipped roof.

Unusual roof lines hip to gable.

Half hip roof this is an add on to a gable roof where the end of the gable includes a small hip roof section that slopes toward the ridge. This roof style is similar to the basic gable and it includes additional gabled roof sections of the home joining the main frame at a right angle to allow for more space and more interesting design. Dutch gable roof a variation of the hip roof that includes a small gable section on the upper portion of the roof. That is a sub variation of hip style but is actually unusual.

Overhanging eaves forming shelter around the building are a consequence where the gable wall is in line with the other walls of the buildings that is unless the upper gable or gables is or are recessed. This home also features a shed roof over the front porch. A gable roof is placed at the top of a hip roof for more space and enhanced aesthetic appeal. This is the line of backing.

Measure distance a along the unit run and mark. A dutch gable is a hybrid of the gable and hip roof. Also known as a clipped gable or jerkin head roof. Repeat the same procedure on the side of the hip that faces the secondary roof using the hip pitch for that roof and measuring distance b.

Place your square on the side of the hip rafter that will face the main roof using the hip pitch for that roof 8 155 8. Like gable roofs hips make use of a ridge but a hip roof will never connect to a wall interface as gable does.