Octagon Roof Framing

For builder rick arnold taking a little more time to understand the framing was all he needed to get started on a successful project.

Octagon roof framing.

Learn rick s method for framing an octagonal turret roof. 6 159 on the tongue and 10 on the body to draw out the plumb and level cuts of the octagon hip rafter. By rick arnold issue 224 the first time i saw an octagonal turret on a set of plans i cringed. The octagon plan angle is 67 50.

The hip rafter angle is not the same as a 90 plan angle. Discovery bay california 94505 925 634 6022 fax. 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 fine homebuilding there s no denying that an octagonal turret roof is a challenging project.

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. Sbe builders 5305 laguna ct.