Ridge Runs Into A Higher Roof

With this design the ridge beam bears much more load weight than the ridge board on a standard stick framed roof.

Ridge runs into a higher roof.

Essentially the spine of a conventional stick framed roof the ridge board is sandwiched between the meeting ends of the roof rafters. A full or partial gable can be found at the end of the ridge in the roof allowing for a greater amount of internal roof space. From one place to the next from one contractor to the next and even from one manufacturer to the next. This style also improves the look of the roof providing a more unique and interesting design than the very common simple hip roof.

But if you can t get this work done before winter try placing a small box fan in the attic to cool the underside of the roof. The dutch gable hip roof is a hybrid of a gable and hip type of roof. For example in an equal hip roof with an 8 12 pitch the pitch of the hip rafter would be 8 17. The ridge is the peak where two sloped roof sections meet.

Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof. 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. Face it towards the area of the roof that gets warm and run it whenever there is any snow on the roof. It doesn t work well in warmer climates.

But here it will be different since the hip rafter doesn t lie at 45 degrees to the commons. Roof ridge vents and other forms of roofing ventilation work better when homes are in colder climates. Expect the installation of a ridge vent to run about 500 on average if you re not touching the rest of the roof. In a hip roof with equal pitches the unit run of a hip or valley rafter is 17 inches for every 12 inches of run in the main roof.

A roofing contractor can install the ridge and soffit vents that a properly ventilated roof should have. Unit run of the hip. 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. The ridge board must be set as perfectly as possible so take your time and use careful measurements.

Complete replacement may be over 1 000 on some roofing types. Rob haddock a metal roof consultant and director of the metal roof advisory group responds.