Overhang Dutch Gable Roof Framing

I would use continuation jack rafters to frame in the small gable like extension that is an integral part of the dutch hip design.

Overhang dutch gable roof framing.

When stick framing a dutch roof i begin by checking the plans for the amount of. A large overhang on a dutch hip roof requires a few changes to the normal construction method. Exactly where the gable interrupts the hip is called the setback the distance from the end of the building to the first set of gable common rafters. In 2011 i was given the opportunity to frame up four small houses with dutch hip roofs on a remote island in the tropics.

The dutch is a section of hip roof in which hip rafters run into a gable end instead of going up to a ridge. The picture above shows the plan view of a gable roof ladder trusses are made up using four noggins bridging at each corner to support a rafter outside the building. Framing a gable roof building a gable with barge end purlin struts and collar ties. That rafter outside forms the overhang for the barge boards to fix to and so the soffit boards and ventilation are continuous all the way.

A large overhang on a dutch hip roof requires a few changes to the normal construction method. Inadequate nailing of the sheathing to supporting framing or inadequate connections of the framing at the rake edge that supports the roof. This can be from two causes. I planned to use the experience to teach the contractor s crew western style framing.

Uplift of roof decking at the overhang. By doing this it changed the as drawn cantilever ratio of 3 2 favoring the outside of the building to a 5 7 ratio.