Gable Roof Ridge Section

Flashing 3 is a standard barge flashing that on the large gable roof extends beyond the ridgeline of the smaller gable and aligns with the bottom edge of the ridge flashing see figure 2 c.

Gable roof ridge section.

The valley is formed where the two different sections of the roof meet generally at a 90 angle. A gable or gabled roof has two sloping sides that meet together at a ridge. This type of roof is more complicated than the. A disadvantage of the hip roof is that it is more difficult to construct than a gable roof.

The triangle section can be left open for an open gable roof or it can be enclosed for a boxed gable roof. Half hip roof this is an add on to a gable roof where the end of the gable includes a small hip roof section that slopes toward the ridge. Dutch gable roof a variation of the hip roof that includes a small gable section on the upper portion of the roof. It has two equal panels pitched at an angle meet at a ridge in the middle of a building.

The south gable was a bigger challenge. The two sloping sides that meet create end walls that have a triangular extension called the gable. The two ridges are perpendicular to each other. Ridge beams are required by code if the roof slope is less than 3 in 12 irc section r802 3.

A gable roof is a simple symmetrical triangular roof. Also known as a clipped gable or jerkin head roof. A ridge flashing is fitted over the smaller gable ridge butting up to the wall cladding and the bargeboard is installed over the ridge. To build your gable roof you ll need wooden boards cut into joists rafters supports and a ridge board in addition to sheathing felt paper and shingles.

A crossed gable roof is two gable roof sections put together at a right angle. A ridge beam is a structural member used to support the ends of the rafters at the ridge transferring it s loads to posts or gable end walls. It can also be referred to as the a shaped section of wall that occurs between the two intersecting sloping sides. Instead of sliding the ridge into the slot between the plates as we did on the north end we had to lift it up and drop it in.

Intersecting the intersecting roof consists of a gable and valley or hip and valley. When we lifted the ridge the lift angle added a little length to the ridge so we loosened one of the gable braces to give us a little play in the walls.