Inverted Hip Roof

Hip roofs are more stable than gable roofs.

Inverted hip roof.

A hip roof has slopes on all four sides. The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof. See above cross hipped. The inward slope of all four sides is what makes it more sturdy and durable.

To calculate the length of a ridge in a hipped roof you simply subtract the width away from the length. A swedish variant on the. The sides are all equal length and come together at the top to form a ridge. We ll assume the new length of the roof below is 3 4 metres.

It is basically a gable roof with half of the hipped roof above stuck on each end. For that reason we can use the same common rafters all the way around it. See above dutch gable gablet. The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together forming a t or l shape for the simplest forms or any number of more complex shapes.

Here we consider two types of hipped roofs see picture. 1 pyramid hip roof roof base is a square roof sides are identical isosceles triangles 2 hip roof roof base is a rectangle two sides are identical isosceles triangles and two sides are identical trapeziums. A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof. The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.