Hip Roof Tie In

Remove the shingles and roof sheathing from the area where the new roof will tie in using a shingle stripper pry bar and reciprocal saw to expose the existing roof rafters.

Hip roof tie in.

Sep 12 2020 explore peter baker s board roof tie in on pinterest. After the addition roof is framed and sheathed snap a line on the existing roof shingles 2 in. A rafter that runs diagonally between the roof ridge and the top of the wall plate forming a hipped roof. Rafter ties should be at least 2 x 4 inches nominal.

A hip roof or hipped roof is a type of roof design where all roof sides slope downward toward the walls where the walls of the house sit under the eaves on each side of the roof. A roof dormer may be gabled as in our sketch above or it may be a low slope or flat roof. When ceiling joists run perpendicular to the rafters inspectors may find rafter ties installed above ceiling joists as framing members every 4 feet running above the ceiling joists connecting opposing rafters. See more ideas about patio roof building a porch porch roof.

A rafter tie forms the bottom chord of a simple triangular roof truss. Up from the valley center and cut through the shingles and underlayment. By comparison a gable roof is a type of roof design where two sides slope downward toward the walls and the other two sides include walls that extend from the bottom of. The easiest way to tie in the new shingles with the old is with a cut valley see four ways to shingle a valley.