In my garage with a hip roof there are two 2×12/s, one under each of the spots where the hip and common rafters meet. They run parallel to the CJ’s and the hips are braced down to the beams. I take it the beams are acting as bearing walls. My question is, when is it nesacary to do this, and how come none my construction and roof framing books say anything about this. Is it just a So. Cal. thing? Do all hips need to be loaded on to bearing walls?
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From your description I'm not really sure what's going on.
Any chance we could get some pictures?
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The beams are4x12, not 2x12, and there is a scrap of 2x10 nailed flat up against the bottom of hips, commons, and ridge where they meet. Then there is a short piece of 4x4 post that is nailed into the scrap, and bearing down on the 4x12 beam that goes where a ceiling joist would normally be. I was wondering if all hip roofs need this kind of set-up.
>> I was wondering if all hip roofs need this kind of set-up.
I sure hope not, because mine doesn't have it. It's 42 years old and lives in a high wind area.
It's called a king post, and here in N.W. OHIO you will have to have them on new construction or you won't pass inspection.