Build the shed up to the top wall plates.
How to frame a hip roof shed.
Make the slopes on all four sides the same.
After installing the wall plates on the shed walls you will build the shed roof by completing the following steps.
Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.
Wall plate this is a timber on its side around the perimeter of the roof that supports the rafters.
Fasten the truss by driving 8d finishing nails at an angle down through the board just above the birdsmouth notch and into the underlying wall plate.
Attach the end rafters to the wall plates of your shed frame.
Use 3 nails for each side.
This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof.
How to build a hip roof shed.
Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun.
The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.
The procedure for the erection of a simple hip roof.
Hip roof shed components framing tips.
In terms of setting out your roof make sure that the hip rafters are at 45 degrees to the wall plate.
Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed.
Our shed plans utilize a terminal hip roof framing design.