Jerkinhead Roof Framing

Instead of rising to a point the gable is clipped short and appears to turn downwards.

Jerkinhead roof framing.

The jerkinhead roof can be constructed of almost any roofing material even thatch. A jerkinhead roof is similar to a gable roof in appearance with clipped peaks. It can either be thought of as a gable roof with hipped ends cut short with the points turning downward. The peaks of the gable ends are clipped off to resemble a hip roof.

The roof has two sides which are larger than the other two smaller sides. The advantage of this design is that the clipped ends to reduce potential wind damage to the home making the roof more stable. On a hip roof framing plan the lines that. Jerkinhead roofs also known as clipped gables or snub gables are essentially a gable roof with the two peak ends are clipped off.

The technique creates a less soaring more humble effect on residential architecture. How ever some of the basic data used is different. A jerkinhead roof has a hipped gable. However slate tile or shingles typically are used.

Chapter 17 basic roof framing. The golden ratio or something close comes to mind where b is half the length of the fascia on the clip. Remember that a line on the framing plan indicating a rafter represents the total run of the rafter but not its actual length. Or it can be described as a hip roof with two short sides.

What types of buildings utilize a jerkinhead roof. This video show the layout and how to set out a jerkin head roof. Jerkinhead roofs are also known by the terms dutch hip and half hip roofs.