House With Two Different Roof Pitches

Pitches above 9 12 are very highly angled and are designated steep slope roofs.

House with two different roof pitches.

Similar to mansard the lower side of the gambrel roof has an almost vertical steep slope while the upper slope is much lower. A gambrel or a barn roof is much like mansard in a sense that it has two different slopes. To bend the flashing use a 2 by 4 lumber by pressing it gently until the flashing gets bent and matches the slope. Pitches of less than 2 12 are considered flat roofs even though they may be very slightly angled.

Explore framing complexities that result when roofs of two different pitches intersect. The most commonly used roof pitches fall in a range between 4 12 and 9 12. Using a pitch measuring tool that i d made we also determined that the exact pitch of the shed roof was 3 1 2 in 12. For the next step of joining two roofs with different pitches you need to measure mark and cut two pieces of 1 by 1.

Apr 27 2014 explore tricia willis s board different roof pitches followed by 225 people on pinterest. Blind valleys simplify framing to keep the porch roof framing as simple as possible we installed a structural ridge supported by posts at each end with the common rafters landing on top of the ridge. Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. The difference between the two is that the gambrel only has two sides while the mansard has four.

One idea i had was to sort of combine hip and gable roofs by doing the two roof peaks on the left the lower pitches with a little shed roof going across the entirely of the gable right above the garage doors for example and making doing a traditional rake gable edge on the porch entry. Slide the flashing under the highest roof pitch first and followed by the lower pitch. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. Roof pitch refers to the amount of rise a roof has compared to the horizontal measurement of the roof called the run.

A sketchup model helps clarify how various rafters and framing components are assembled in an off angle hip and valley configuration. Put the lumber aside. To see how pitch impacts the look of a garage and changes cost click the design center button on our pole barn kits page. Mansard roofs with nearly vertical faces can boast a pitch of 20 in 12.

That sounds worse than what you have. Pitches lower than 4 12 have a slight angle and they are defined as low slope roofs.