Ridge Runs Into A Higher Roof

First we need to step off the distance to the theoretical center point where the hip meets the ridge.

Ridge runs into a higher roof. From one place to the next from one contractor to the next and even from one manufacturer to the next. In most cases that connection is achieved with manufactured load rated hardware. Take the run of the main roof 9 feet and using your square and the pitch of the hip in relationship to the main roof 8 inches and 15 5 8 inches step off this distance in the conventional manner. The ridge board and rafters are the strength of the roof.

The culture of fastening through the ridge crest or through the valley of the metal roof profile seems to vary in the continental u s. The initial cost of roof ridge vents is usually higher. The arrow always faces towards the higher side of the roof if you draw one rectangle and draw two slope arrows that join their arrow tips in the middle of the rectangle you create a roof that is sloping towrds the tails of the arrows you drew with the point at wich the arrow tips meet becoming your ridge or if you select the line which defines the side toward which the roof slopes on the property dialog box you will see a choice that says defines a slope and lower down the angle or the. Roof ridge vents provide a costly system of ventilation that may not be suitable for the checkbooks of some homeowners.

In ridge beam roof construction the connection of the rafters to the ridge must handle the entire gravity load on the rafters. Where the porch roof extended over the shed roof we installed a 2x6 ridge that ran from the top of the dropped structural ridge to the apex of the sleepers. To scribe the angle we placed a length of stock on top of the rafter peaks and leveled it across using a scrap block to trace the angle. In simple language the ridge of a roof is the peak where two opposing roof planes meet.

A 1 in 12 roof pitch roof rises 1 inch for every 12 inches of run. Rafters are nailed to the ridge board and run down to overhang the exterior wall. However the irc does allow a prescriptive wood to wood connection of the rafters to the ridge for slopes of 3 12 and greater. The ridge board runs the length of the building and provides support for the tops of the rafters helping the whole roof structure work together as a system.

This option might be the updated system which most newer homes use but if you have an older home then you might need the soffit vents too. Rob haddock a metal roof consultant and director of the metal roof advisory group responds.