Framing A Dutch Hip Roof On Top Of A Gable

In this article builder larry haun explains how the framing is laid out cut and installed.

Framing a dutch hip roof on top of a gable.

The gable at the top is part of the roof or can be a stand alone fixture in the middle of the roof which provides attic space or extra windows. Affix the rafters to the ridge board by beginning at an end then working toward the center. A dutch hip roof sometimes called a dutch gable roof is a combination of hip and gable roof styles in which a gable is located at the end of the ridge at the top of a hip roof plane. The dutch is a section of hip roof in which hip rafters run into a gable end instead of going up to a ridge.

Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place. Click on one of the roof planes on either side of the dutch hip to select it click the break line edit button then click once along that edge to place a break at that location as in step 4 above. When stick framing a dutch roof i begin by checking the plans for the amount of setback. Framing a dutch roof fine homebuilding.

Dutch hip roof style is a combination of the traditional hip and the gable roof styles. The gable is the triangular portion which is placed on the peak of the hip roof. During the day the tropic sun would bake the metal roofing which in turn would transfer some of its heat to the air below the sheets and that hot air seeking to rise would find its way out these vents. Exactly where the gable interrupts the hip is called the setback the distance from the end of the building to the first set of gable common rafters.

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. Use nails and a brace to secure it. Raise the ridge board until it is between the rafters and affix a stud to the gable at the end which extends downward to the top plate. A dutch roof has elements of both a gable roof and a hip roof.

Click and drag the edit handle at the ridge to create a new edge that is parallel to the gable wall. 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.