To understand how a hip rafter functions in a hip roof and to understand this particular method of calculating and cutting the hip rafter.
How to cut a hip roof.
If you are using a stanley quick square move the blade to the corresponding notch for the hip rafter.
Hip rafter plumb cut the hip rafter plumb cut is a different angle to a common rafter plumb cut.
This needs to be done in a way which would allow the bottom of the shingle to lie even with the bottom edge of the hip roof.
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It is sometimes also referred to as a dutch gable roof precisely because it contains both roof style features.
Again you have to do it in a way so that it matches the angle of the ridge of the hip roof it is lying against.
A dutch hip roof is a combination of both the hip roof and gable roof features.
Also it has to be cut to form a point so to cut a hip raffter plumb cut you need to set the circular saw over so it will cut 45.
Now you need to carefully cut the edges of the shingle.
An understanding of basic roof framing and rafter.