Gable Joining Two Roofs With Different Pitches

Joining these two roofs poses two main challenges.

Gable joining two roofs with different pitches.

Where the porch roof extended over the shed roof we installed a 2x6 ridge that ran from the top of the. The other is to get the fascias to line up. That sounds worse than what you have. Learn more about off angle roof framing.

This plan shows as much irregularity as can be desired and as much as is generally encountered in actual practice. Explore framing complexities that result when roofs of two different pitches intersect. The piece that allows us to join the two different slopes is the pitch transition trim. First we should establish the pitch of both roof planes.

Joining two roofs with different pitches is a method that exists in the building and construction world. To keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge. Joining two roofs of different pitches blind valleys simplify framing. The last gable j i h is 21 feet wide and has a rise of 8 feet.

Gambrel roof a multi sided polygonal hip roof with steeply pitched slopes that rise to a peak similar to what you d see on a church steeple. We ll start with the knowledge that the main roof has an 8 12 pitch. This technique is beneficial particularly in home expansion. It will be noticed that the left gable has two different pitches.

A sketchup model helps clarify how various rafters and framing components are assembled in an off angle hip and valley configuration. Box gable roof a type of hip roof where each side includes two different sloping angles with the lower angle much steeper than the upper angle. One idea i had was to sort of combine hip and gable roofs by doing the two roof peaks on the left the lower pitches with a little shed roof going across the entirely of the gable right above the garage doors for example and making doing a traditional rake gable edge on the porch entry. The front gable d f g is 18 feet wide and has a rise of 8 feet.