Hip Roof Installation

Tommy silva gives the apprentices a lesson in hip roof framing.

Hip roof installation.

Once you get the hang of installing roofing felt over the hips it s not much more involved than installing the felt on a gable roof. Installing wood stripping under a tin roof. Http bit ly subscribethisoldhouse he explains the difference b. Install the shingles up and halfway past the vent hole or stack.

Install the shingles so that each one is overlapping the shingle directly below it which will conceal the. First we re going to position the hip cap so that i can mark the tops of the ribs with a sharpie which will tell me where to put the z trim. It is sometimes also referred to as a dutch gable roof precisely because it contains both roof style features. Seal the top nail holes and continue on up with your shingles.

Now that your roof is all ready for a shingling job let us come to the most important section of our article viz. Tin roofing also known as metal roofing is considered more durable than composition or wood shingles. In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing. The roofing is manufactured in panels that.

A hip roof may be virtually square sloping from one main roof point downward on four equal sides or it may have an extended roof ridge and additional hips designed by the architect. If it is a hip roof allow about a tab width to overhang onto the next section of roof at the hip to help strengthen the joint there. As already mentioned earlier replacing the shingles of a hip roof is going to take a lot more time and effort on your part. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.

Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. The gable portion of a dutch hip roof is usually placed at the end of the roof ridge and sits on top of the plane of the hip roof. Next install your vent or stack flashing over that row of shingles photo 13. Trim the shingles with your utility knife photo 14.

Concealed fastener hip cap installation. The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof. Nail it down with your roofing gun top and bottom. Next i ll remove the hip cap get our z trim cut them to length and install them.

Subscribe to this old house. Then begin nailing the shingles to the roof working in rows and starting at the edge of the roof. The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.