Hip Roof Slope

Here we consider two types of hipped roofs see picture.

Hip roof slope. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof. 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. N s or e w for a gable roof.

See above dutch gable gablet. The reverse hybrid of a hipped and a gable roof. A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions e g. The most common hip roof pitch ratios fall between 4 12 and 6 12 although variations occur based on factors such as snow rain and wind conditions which is because steeper hip roof pitch ratios allow for less accumulations of snow and rain on the roof and lower ratios provide less wind resistance.

The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof. N s and e w compared to the one pair of direction e g. A type of japanese roof construction. This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period.

A hip roof hip roof or hipped roof is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls usually with a fairly gentle slope although a tented roof by definition is a hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak. Thus a hipped roof house has no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A hip roof design refers to a roof where the roof sides slope downwards from a middle peak with the rafter ends meeting the exterior walls of the house.