Without the careful planning throughout the process i doubt the assembly would have gone so smooth.
How to frame a hip roof porch.
Minus ridge thickness to allow for ridge becoming pole plate roof peak will be slightly higher ridge thick must be same as common.
The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.
You can mark the width of the hip rafter onto the wall plates and cut the corner off like in the picture above so the plumb cut butts up tight.
Feel free to use me as a reference if you want.
Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun.
Blind valleys my crew framed partitions in the former screen porch while the foundation for the new addition was being built.
Turned out to be framing the cross gable roof.
It took only 5 days to build from start to finish including the roof shingles.
On a ladder tall enough to reach the end of your roof put the level against the house parallel to the ground where the roof meets the house.
This affects the length the hip rafter spans though and you might need to chop the brickwork off below to match which adds more work.
Porch roof extensions for hip roof porch extensions from an existing building wall you can use half the calculator results.
A faster easier method to frame a hip roof.
Measure 12 inches from the bottom of the level and mark the spot on your house.
Thanks for your patience and guidance along the way.
Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.
Using only a level a pencil and a tape measure you can measure the angle of your house.