Vaulted Hip Roof

There was no ridge because the top of the roof was flat 6 wide.

Vaulted hip roof.

First head to the attic. Exposing elements of the roof structure including the trusses and or rafters can add character to a home. The slant of the roof allows snow to easily slide off with no standing water. Of the four basic roof shapes shed flat gable and hip only the flat roof is.

If your home is a modest size single story tract home with standard 8 foot ceilings it s an ideal candidate for vaulting a ceiling. 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. Several types of custom designed anchors and brackets facilitate open ceiling hip roof designs. There will be step down trusses from the girder truss to the peak.

But if it s framed traditionally with big lumber rafters the roof can stay in place. Hip roofs are excellent for both high wind and snowy areas. Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. You ll have to remove the entire roof structure to vault the ceilings.

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. The hips and perimiter of the flat portion were framed with lvl and steel flitch plates bolted together. Second measure the depth of the rafters. Common custom solutions include wall mounted angle brackets and cables that stretch between opposite rafters.

I have framed a cathedral hip roof. Hip roofs can offer extra living space when a dormer crow s nest is added to a hip roof. A vaulted roof structure opens the space below for stylistic reasons or for the addition of an attic or loft area. At the intersections the plates were all welded.

This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. Consult an engineer or architect to develop a bracing systems based on your project s requirements.