Octagon Roof Framing

The octagon plan angle is 67 50.

Octagon roof framing.

The hip rafter pitch is the common rafter pitch over 13 in like 8in 13in for an 8in 12in roof pitch. Framing an octagonal turret roof this roof shape may look complicated but it s basically the same process as framing a common 45 degree bay window roof. By rick arnold issue 224 the first time i saw an octagonal turret on a set of plans i cringed. 6 159 on the tongue and 10 on the body to draw out the plumb and level cuts of the octagon hip rafter.

Framing an octagonal turret roof fine homebuilding there s no denying that an octagonal turret roof is a challenging project. Sbe builders 5305 laguna ct. Or they could have purchased a chappell master framing square that has the hexagon and octagon roof framing information printed on the square. Watch this video for a virtual tour of an octagonal roof framing model created in sketchup for the exploring octagonal roof framing tutorial at the digital.

Discovery bay california 94505 925 634 6022 fax. The hip rafter angle is not the same as a 90 plan angle.