Hip rafters are the diagonal rafters that span from the ridge at the top down to the corners of the roof.
Hip roof rafters layout.
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Hip roof framing plan truss layout jack rafters layout left side.
Outside top plate edge to ridge top edge common 10 11 3 4.
The 4 hip rafters begin at the 4 corners of the roof and connect to the ridge beam.
The ridge beam runs along horizontally along the top of the roof and is supported by the other rafters.
Hip roof framing center join diagram with options for square roof 1.
Hip backing angle 15 4.
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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.
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