How to Build a Hipped Roof, Proper Job
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Roger and Dan demonstrate how to calculate and build a hipped roof.
A hipped roof is sloped on all four sides, while other roofs may only have two sides that slope.
A hipped roof is more stable against wind and snow and aesthetically pleasing.
The sides of a hipped roof are usually at the same angle but can also be varied for a more unique look.
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I learned hipped roofing on my level 3 diploma course at college 6 years ago. Working out the hip and jacks always confused me as we were taught with a geometric drawing with a compass and 3 bevels. I’ve watched all Robin’s roofing videos and not taking away anything from Robin as his a great carpenter but explaining how he works it out confused me aswell. This is the first video that actually made sense to me to the point where Dan has explained how to do it practically with simple explanation to the point where this has all just “clicked” in my head with roofing. It’s made that much sense that the next roofing job that comes along I’d be confident to take it on and not shy away from working out the hips and jacks. Thank you Dan!
That’s great to hear Tom. Sometimes you just need that explanation to make it click.
Happy roofing!
Dan.
Hi Tom
We produced this video with Dan in response to comments on previous videos we have made on the same subject. It was clear from the comments that we needed to slow it down and go over the points in more detail. I am so glad it has done the trick, it is a great moment when you get something, that lightbulb moment is what makes it all worthwhile.
It is well worth watching Dan's playlist because he has really covered all the key aspects of roof construction now.
the clearest explanation I've ever seen . Well impressed by you guys . ps your square is superb. thanks both
Thank you Mark, that is what we were aiming for.
@@SkillBuilder Great video and the square looks really useful, where can I buy one?
@@Pilgrim-SG78 There's a link in the video description when you click on 'show more'...
Roger! What a fabulous video with another Master of his Craft. There are so many subtle gems of information within it. I will definitely be watching more of Dan's videos. His angle tool is amazing. I hope he has it patented.
I am glad you picked up on those gems.
By far the best and easiest explanation, no need for a maths degree just common sense 👍
Love a roof video, as a builder I always look forward to the roof construction, every days a school day when Dan’s about. Cheers lads 👍
Great video Dan and Rodger 👏👏
Thanks Mark.
I didn’t understand any of that but it was fascinating. Cracking job lads
Just built a garden building using this method, amazing tool, all cuts bang on 🙌
Fascinating. Two brilliant blokes.
Thank you Guys, I found this channel so valuable.
Am a joiner thats never covered roofing when serving my time this helped today when i had to do my first hipped roof 👍
I'm teaching guys how to do this and I like the way you've shown this and will try to keep it as simple and practical for the guys.
Glad it was helpful!
Good work Daniel 👍🏻
Top lad Dan ‘ Roger has got some great mates brilliant watch keep the great work/videos coming 👍👍😘
Thank you for this. The video was very informative and clear. it answered many of my questions, as well as showed me other things I hadn't even thought of. From the Pacific North West, I thank You!
Dan's da man! Good job mate.
Roger - you have a talent for explaining step by step. In a lot of these type of videos folks rush over things -- I guess because they are so used to doing it everyday. Simple, key details get over looked that way.
Hi James
I am glad that you can see what is going on here. Daniel is good but, like all tradesmen, he could lose his audience by not explaining things. I did a teacher training course many years ago with the intention of teaching at colleges if ill health prevented me being out on the tools. Thankfully it didn't happen but it came in handy on this channel.
@@SkillBuilder A couple of quick specifics from this video: first, the common rafter length you calculate overhangs the building -- but by how much? and second (sorry I probably missed this) how do you calculate where to cut the bird's mouth?
Thanks again. I get the feeling there is something here for everyone from the DIY enthusiast, like me, who is trying to work out the basics through to the professional who can pick up a few extra tips from their collaagues.
Great work
Never built a roof and never will. Strictly low level DIY for me but I found that fascinating. Skill - hard to define but easy to recognise. Nice one!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just used forgefast fixings yesterday, one of the boxes was 6 short.....now i know where the other 6 are😁. Top informative video as ever gents👍👍👍🔱🔱🔱.
Just a phenomenal video with perfect information.
Glad you liked it
Fantastic video Dan and Rodger with great illustrations! Dan I've received my square and id like to tell you and any one else that's reading this just how good it is!!!! If you are interested in Dans square its worth its weight in gold!! Don't take my word for it try it for yourselves
A great, simply explained and easy to follow masterclass on how to mark and cut in hips and jack rafters👍It's videos like these that are really going to help people wanting learn more about this aspect of roofing carpentry👊 It's just a shame all those sweet joints have to be taken down😢
Thanks Del. 🤝
@@Ultimate-roofing-square. 👍😎
The LEGEND himself!!
Childs play all that to you Dan, great job and ps, I'd created my own playlist for all your tips and videos long ago. Hope your back soon. 👏👏👏
Thanks Kevin.
Lovely job lads ❤
Thanks Andy.
Nice one Dan. I actually understood that. 👍👍
Good to hear! That was the aim, I think Dylan's graphics helped a lot
@@SkillBuilder The graphic really elevated the video. It was the perfect visualisation for what you were explaining.
You two are talented craftsmen , and make cracking videos too . Cheers lads
One talented craftsman and one getting in the way
@@SkillBuilder 😬
@@SkillBuilder see you on the next one
I’ve alway been impressed by roof builders, love the content, need to watch this 10 more times
Great video roofing is simple if the wall plates are square
Artists at work. Well done guys!
really helpful info on this taking actual measurements instead of all the different apps makes it alot easier to get a grip of thank you skill build
I want to build a hipped roof on my summer house project at a 30 degree pitch. The perfect video. Just wish you went on to do plumb and seat cuts!!
Great vid lads!!
That is all in the previous video where we started with a simple up and over. Dan has lots of videos on our channel
ua-cam.com/video/OSDUZPV8GB0/v-deo.html
Great video clear and informative massive respect Mikee
Excellent!
Love the proper English accents, great coverage very instructional, thank you for teaching everyone! ... the cm comparisons will come in handy while I'm living and building in Hungary after living 40y in California (Oregon) ... and then was merely a little interested in building NOW im very interested in creating a few geodesic dome and octagon small buildings starting out and practicing on small and later using what I learned to build large house sizes. of the same.. all these tips are excellent and very helpful, along with 2 years of wood shop in Paradise Ca high school... 1987...
-tibor
I wish I had this resource years ago. Teachers at school were never interested. Thanks
That roofing square just looks amazing!
It is, even if you never pitch a roof it looks good in your workshop.
Hi Dan and Rodger I’ve been in the trade for many years general carpentry but have over the years fitted a few roofs trusses and cut and pitched,loved your vids so much bought Dans roofing square as I have a small roofing job coming up very pleased when it arrived but like many carpenter thought I could improve it (oh dear ) so noticing that you used a clamp to secure rafter ready for cutting I thought why not drill and countersink a couple of holes so I could use screws for the same result; that I’ve done so will see ! Keep the vids going
Phil.
Thanks boys, I don’t do many roofs! But I always over complete things, you make is so simple. Thank you so much for sharing…👍
Thanks been watching lots of your roofing videos I found this one very helpful with the animations hopefully after a few watches will take this in I've only been taught how to install trusses when it comes to roofing
Having the hip degrees already worked out is a great feature on this square
This was really well explained and made complete sense. Brilliant!
Excellent video
Thank you very much! We hope it does well
I am fully impressed! It’s just a complete ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!
Thanks Del simple explanation,cheers mate
Good advice about the 600 Centres. And the isolation value. Thanks. Good video. I knew Rodger wanted to be a wood spoiler all along.
Would love to see you guys tackle a half-hip roof. 😄
First comment and important comment.
My mate, who works for the council, says he was very busy today working on a council house where the council tenant had broken the shower handset holder. It had snapped clean off.
It looked like wear and tear had caused the failure rather than the council house tenant being heavy handed.
Great video guys! very informative and a joy to watch. i was wondering; are you guys planning any more instructions like this for different types of roofs? like half hipped roof, and perhaps valleys?
We are open to suggestions. All the time we have the rig we can do these in detail videos without the pressure of a customer wondering why we have turned their building site into a movie set.
There are some good videos coming up with Dan.
Just a side not, collar ties and I think for the hip they are called king ties to stop spreading of the roof and potentially the walls? Can't recall as it has been many years since I have built a hand cut roof. Great video lads. Cheers Jerry
The best video on the subject
Awesome video!
I have learned a lot here as an upcoming carpenter, thanks so much guys
Great to hear!
Great stuff !!
Thanks Adrian.
Hi Guys, i just screwed up my carport roof by following an american video that stated the seat cut for a hip rafter be lowered by half the thickness of the hips width. This made no sense,but he was a teacher of sorts and i bulldozed along and they of course were too low in relation to the commons. What a royal cock up! should have followed yours. Cheers.
if you go to roof framers bible channel, he explains this in detail and is easy to understand why the hip needs to be dropped.
Dans class great video guys, would be great for you to show us another with valley rafters and lay boards 😃👍🏽 thanks guys really enjoy your content
Learned to do roofs using imperial inch rise rafter table and would find it hard to change but this is a very good way of doing it
Dan has an American version of the square. It works the same way
Top class thanks lads
Hi Skill Builders!
Respect for you bringing a culture of work to the carpentry industry!
I wanted to ask - why measure and count if you can just use the Goss Roofing book?
Love your videos Roger and Dan.
Roger how many bleedin cups of tea do you ave!
Cheers from Australia.
Like how you mention sheeting the roof with OSB or ply. That has been compulsory in building regs in Scotland for many many decades.
I know it is a Scottish thing, due partly to the proximity of Sterling board. They say it is due to the higher exposure to strong winds but I wonder if it is something else.
best video thanks
Thats a really important point you touched, the plate must be level, square and straight or every rafter will have to be cut differently
Roger had a great technique where he shows how it flops about
Hi mate ,can you explain why you said you would need a thicker batten on this video ,thanks.. can't get my head arout that .👍
Great Demo, really informative. Can i ask, what Timber did you use for the hip roof?
Helpful indeed. Gents, would you entertain with a video on deck railing top plates with "Comfort slopes". The top plate is sloped 22 deg for resting on. The learning message is how you miter the outside and inside corners, with a 22 deg slope. Thanks for the consideration.
Great suggestion!
Thanks and hope to see your video on it.@@SkillBuilder
Love these videos. Could you do one on irregular hips? 👍🏻👍🏻
We have one
Always wanted to test this by myself, great job 👍
Can you explain why you make that "arc" line, instead of measuring from the top -> square line down and then mark the birdsmouth?
Hi Robin, as it’s 2 fixed points , ridge and wall plate there’s no need to measure along the top of rafter.
Ok, thanks. And how do you determine the angle of 30 degrees.? Did you calculate this, or did you choose this by yourself?
@@ziel0k5 if you watch the previous roofing video you can see how how we decided on the pitch. Thanks for watching.
Great video love watching Dan work on the roofs, just a question is the king common rafter exactly the same size as the common rafters? Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching Stuart.
Yes it is, as the ridge is the same thickness as the rafters the king is the same length as the commons.
@@Ultimate-roofing-square. much appreciated Dan, was the perfect video to come up, only done a handful of roofs and got a hipped one coming up in a couple weeks so was a good refresher to the memory👏👏
@@TheStuG95 I hope it goes well for you.
Building Roger’s Doghouse for when the Mrs kicks him out 😂
Loafer lives in a detached garage, guarded by spiders.
The missus is an arachnophobe.
Again
🤣👍
Brilliant!
Dan definitely knows his stuff although when ever I do roofs I use the scale down and scale up method but as they say there’s many ways to skin a cat
Thanks Ken. Yes, what ever way works for you best.
i love how dan seems to be using a different writing implement in every close up shot, that's why i keep 3 pencils on me all the time, if i leave one somewhere (as i often do) no has to sit and wait for me to go find it
Roger is a pencil thief. Dan starts with three and finishes with none.
@@SkillBuilder there's always one about
@@SkillBuilder 😂
@Daniel Cox sounds like a good excuse to get one of those bungie strings for your pencils, also saves dropping them off a roof
@@ToraKwai good idea. I do like a few pencils close to hand.
Great video. I don't measure the hip length. I put the hip rafter in it's position with the plumb cut higher by the height over plate.(93mm in your case)
Then from where it strikes the wallpate i plumb it up and level the seat cut, at 93mm above plate. So when it's cut it drops down perfectly into the correct position. Works great with long hips. Love the roofing square, how do I get one ?
Many thanks
Hi Martin
I have used that method with Dan and it works well. The only downside it putting the long rafter up and then taking it down for cutting.
Dan's square is available from www.essential-carpenter-tools.co.uk/store/p/ultimate-roofing-square-6975m
Does anyone know the name or brand of Dans pencil he is using 👍🏻
Hi John, it's the Tracer Deep Hole Construction Pencil - Here's our affiliate link: amzn.to/3NmUpCJ
Can you do a video on how you hold the ridge in place until the rafters are connected to it
Great pitching Dan.. pity Rodger said you can use the square if you want or not, however, if I didn't use your square I wouldn't know the angle of the hip!! So it would be a great follow up video to show people how to find the pitch angle of the hip. Incidentally in Scotland your King common is our Crown rafter...go figure.
Hi Stephen
We get accused of disguising adverts as HOW TO's so I wanted people to understand that the information holds whether you use Dan's square or not. We don't drag people kicking and screaming to the cashpoint and it works well enough. Daniel had sold out again.
tan⁻¹(tan(P)÷√2) where P is the pitch of your equally pitched roof :)
E.g
tan⁻¹(tan(30)÷√2) = 22.21 rounded.
The tall carpenter also has a practical way of doing it, pretty cool.
I’d love to see the skilled builders demonstrate building/ framing a semi octagonal roof in metric in the uk, possibly with the ultimate roofing square?? There literally isn’t one full explained video any where 👍👌
Hi guys, is the end king common the exact same length as the commons ?
Hey Dan that t shirt looks the business, had a look on your website, and they are not available. Are they for sale yet.
Hi Sam, thanks. They are not however I could get some more printed.
Keep a eye on my Facebook page.
Good skills; bizarre trousers
Will you be on the dragons den to market that new square ? Should Sell itself. Amazing videos 🤙
Hi sorry I'm replying to the wrong video
When you drill your damp rods in is there a certain height they go in as the pavement on the front of our house is higher than our floor level in the house
Thanks Steve
For an hip roof the ridge length with 4 hips is length off plates to outside off wallplate minus the depth off wallplates plus the thickness off the ridge or for example 30-24 foot + ridge thickness 1 1/2 inch = 6 foot 1 1/2 this is always correct on equal pitched roof
The common rafter length, was that to the birds mouth or overall to the eaves?
to the bird's mouth
What is the name of the roofing square they are using?
In the USA imperial dimensions are still used
That is why we mention them. We have many American viewers who struggle with the metric measurements.
Dan also has an American Rise over Run version of his square
@@SkillBuilder yes they do.Roofing ratios in America are different .its per feet run. Eg a 6 12 pitch means that for every foot or 12" run it rises 6" and so forth. I am personally fully conversant with both metric and imperial units.Metric been the easiest to work with.
I was taught to not drop the hip rafter down from the plane of the common rafters like Dan has here. Rather to keep the hip up on plane with the other rafters and cut or plane the dihedral angle onto the hip afterwards. I don't think strength wise it makes alot of difference though.
Is there any benefit of hipped roofs, other than less brickwork? I always liked the look of gable walls and they give more space in the loft, but maybe I'm missing something.
Hi guys, could you explain how you found the ridge height and length?
Hi George
Try this one
ua-cam.com/video/xsMydhhl7ao/v-deo.html
Am I right in saying the size off the hip rafter’s and the ridge be half the size again of the common rafter.
The sizes are usually worked out by a structural engineer.
How do you set the ridge?
previous video shows that ua-cam.com/video/OSDUZPV8GB0/v-deo.html
we have lots of roof construction videos from Dan
Wizardry!
what is the name of the cool square
It is The Ultimate Roofing Square from Essential Carpenter Tools. The details are in the description
What kind of square is that
"Don't forget that .5 of a millimeter", lol. I'm in Canada where we have to use both imperial and metric, half a mm is like 1/64 of an inch.
Why do we use screws in the UK, when in America they use nails. I heard they said nails allow for more flex of the roof. Can someone let me know which is better
Nails do have more flex than standard wood screws. It's also a lot quicker to use a nail gun than it is to put in screws. I think Roger is using screws for this so that it can be dismantled.
@@bungleford 👍🏻
Mmmm the run is not the span ? The run is half the span . The end rafter as I taught is the CROWN rafter ( in Hampshire ) . Maybe different in Essex ? Whatever , we still can’t get paid enough? Keep up the good work .
Robin clevett vs dan cox. Who is better?
It’s no competition.. just a bit of fun roofing.
Scott Mason
How would anyone ever come up with the criteria to judge? Is it about speed or accuracy? Does a millimetre here or there, or a even few seconds make any difference? In the end it is about having a nice day filming the build. Hopefully that comes across in the video.
If you haven't seen it I urge you to watch Dan's Oast House ua-cam.com/video/2_LNrxL2gvE/v-deo.html
My money is on Dan, less talk and more action than Robin!
@SkillBuilder thats pretty obvious isn't it - higher standard of workmanship, better industry knowledge, speed at getting the job done.
Personally, I think they are both fantastic carpenters just though id see what other people opinions were.
Carnt beat roof trusses😂
I thought I'd seen this already.
No you haven't. Spot the difference....Clue.........Hip
@@SkillBuilder
Ah, well, OK, thanks!