Gabled Roof With Eaves

By definition only a one story house these low broad dwellings typically have large porches with substantial overhanging eaves and a roof dormer set in a gable hip or jerkinhead clipped gable.

Gabled roof with eaves.

This design makes maximum use of space under the roof. For gabled roofs the roof rafters extending beyond the wall caps creating an angled roof overhang on the eaves. As with deep coronas eaves over 12 in. Overhanging eaves forming shelter around the building are a consequence where the gable wall is in line with the other walls of the buildings that is unless the upper gable or gables is or are recessed.

An eave is defined as the edge of the roof that overhangs the face of a wall. As you experiment with your design here are the pitfalls to avoid. A gable roof consists of two sloped planes that meet at the ridge or peak and rest on the top plates of 2 parallel exterior walls. The purpose of your home s roof is to protect the entire structure and you from weather.

In wood frame construction the primary structural members of a gabled roof frame are the ridge board and the rafters. Gambrel roofs are a type of gabled roof. Deep work well on hip roofs and gable ends with an angled soffit but with a boxed eave return they look too heavy. The three primary variables to consider when designing the eaves for a gable roof are the width of the gable trim the projection of the eaves and the details at the corner of the gable ends.

The opposite arrangement to the half hipped roof. I recently built a small outbuilding with a 6 in 12 pitch roof that offers a perfect example for showing the process i use to build eaves and rakes. A rake on the gable end of the roof can be created with the construction of additional roof framing. Start with the rafter tails the main component of any eaves detail is the rafter tail the part of the rafter that extends beyond the exterior wall.

This first installment of a two part series focuses on eaves that do not return onto the gable. This is the portion of the roof that protrudes beyond the side of a house or building. Commonly associated with dutch building traditions and barns they break each sloping roof section into two parts one close to the ridge that is relatively flat and one closer to the eaves that drops down steeply. Refer to my architectural roof types blog.

In contrast a gable or rake is the overhang of a building that occurs on the side that is topped by a gable roof. A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable wall at the top and hipped lower down.