Framing Pyramid Hip Roof

These pyramid roof structures are usually found atop gazebos and other pavilion buildings.

Framing pyramid hip roof.

Kindly consult with your local roofing expert for more refined processes. A hip roof has four slanted sides unlike a gable roof that is shaped like a tent and has only two sides. Hip and valley roof. The hips are in red common rafters yellow and for hips to work on a square roof like above each member is equal.

You will need to have a circular saw a measuring tape a 2 by 6 lumber nails and a hammer. A pyramid hip roof is built on a square building with four triangular sides that meet at a point at the top. Decide on the pitch of the pyramid roof you want to construct. Outlined below are the basic steps towards framing a pyramid hip roof.

If the wall plates are all square of equal lengths then the hipped rafters would form a pyramid shape like the picture above normally a roof is rectangle and there are more yellow common rafters.