That s useful if you re expanding the top floor of your home because a dormer effectively raises the ceiling where you otherwise have low eaves.
Garage roof line 90 degree.
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A 30 degree roof slope 7 12 pitch is the right pitch to aerodynamically handle high wind.
If you have a sloped roof above each wall then it s just like a hip.
And one or more dormers can be used to dress up and tie together the roofs.
A dormer is a small gable roof that projects at a 90 degree angle from the main roof usually to house one or more windows.
There will be a hip angle line leaving the corner dividing the angle in two.
The rise or height of the roof at its peak is the altitude of the triangle.
The run or half the building span is the base of the triangle.
The 30 degree 7 12 roof recommendation is backed up by testing according to the publication science daily.
Lower slopes don t handle wind driven rain as well.
Steeper slopes increase the sail effect that makes them susceptible to wind.
Roof pitch refers to the amount of rise a roof has compared to the horizontal measurement of the roof called the run.
And the line length measurement from the roof peak to the building wall is the hypotenuse.
The framing of a basic gable roof is based on a right angle triangle and the various roof framing components fit the triangle.