Rectangular Pyramid Roof

A regular hip roof sits on a rectangular plan with four faces.

Rectangular pyramid roof.

A pyramid hip roof differs from the more common hip roofs that are built on top of rectangular buildings because it has no ridge beam only a point. The slope or slant of the roof is almost always the same and hence they are symmetrical at their centerlines. They are built onto a square or rectangular frame. Select output fraction precision decimal inch or metric mm.

The pitch is the number of vertical inches that a roof descends over the span of 12 horizontal inches. Pyramid roofs are a popular choice for a shed gazebos and summerhouses as they are a modern eye catcher and definitely stand out from other roof types. 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. Step 1 pick the pitch of the roof you are building.

Here we consider two types of hipped roofs see picture. Just like the name suggests a pyramid roof takes the shape of a pyramid and it is constructed on top of a square or a rectangular base. The 2 longer base lengths have larger sides at a lower angle. A pyramid with a rectangular base has different size sides at different angles.

Hip roofs essentially lack gables or vertical sides. The 2 shorter base lengths have smaller sides at a steeper angle.