Hip Roof Planner

This calculator will help you estimate hip roof parameters including rafters and roof area person outline anton schedule 2011 08 29 17 53 20 one of users asked us to create calculator which will help him estimate hip roof parameters like rafter s lengths roof rise and roof area.

Hip roof planner. Use the following steps to draw a roof. Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results. Therefore the roof has an inclined roof area on all four sides. Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same.

Hipped and connected roofs. Create a structure to put the roof on. Here are three hip roof house plans both on one level and on two. Fit wall to gabled roof.

The first model is a simply designed one a two bedroom home on 1 313 square feet with a living area of 1 119 sq. The inclination of the roof area can be user defined. Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height. In a rectangle floor plan the hipped end roof consists of a hipped end roof area on all four sides.

Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries. The inclined roof areas offer less contact surface for snow and wind load. Odd roof types dormers. There s a small covered porch in the back ending with a few steps to the garden and a large built flower box.

Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results.