Hip Roof Elevation Drawing

To draw the roof for each elevation view first consider whether your roof will overhang and drop below the exterior wall on the elevation plan you are currently drafting.

Hip roof elevation drawing. These cad drawings are available to purchase and download immediately spend more time designing and less time drawing we are dedicated to be the best cad resource for architects. The roof lines can be of many styles. Select build roof build roof from the menu to open the build roof dialog. Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results.

The slope on the back side of the roof over the wing b should have the same slope as the back side of the main hip roof and therefore the lower part of the. The horizontal ridgeline on the plan extends from the apex of the valley at the side of the hip end to the apex of the hip end at the right corresponding with the horizontal roof line in the elevation drawing. Gable shed hip gambrel etc. Strength for those areas where wind and cyclones are more common.

The lower vertical ridgeline on this plan corresponds with the hip apex of the left section of the roof in the elevation drawing. This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period. In this example a simple rectangle is drawn. It is sometimes also referred to as a dutch gable roof precisely because it contains both roof style features.

Generally there are three major factors that contribute in the design or style of a hip roof. I use autocad to do this but you can use any 2d drafting package or even pen or penc. Eaves hip roofs having deep eaves that can assist in shading a window from sunlight. The dwg files are compatible back to autocad 2000.

Free roof details roof covering detail download file this roof design draw in autocad format. To create a hip roof select build wall straight exterior wall from the menu and draw four connecting walls to form an enclosed area. Roof covering detail dwg file roof covering detail download file. Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same.

We proceed in the same way as explained for the wings a a drawing the ridge line e in fig. The gable portion of a dutch hip roof is usually placed at the end of the roof ridge and sits on top of the plane of the hip roof. In this tutorial i will explain how to draw and draft a hip roof plan. Enter the extension wall length into wall length and double the extension wall width then minus ridge thickness into the wall width entries.

177 until it intersects the hip line of the main roof g and then drawing the valley line f. A dutch hip roof is a combination of both the hip roof and gable roof features. This pattern helps in the cooling of the interior portion of house and ensures a reduction in energy bills with reduced power consumption.