Hello again everyone, and Joe C., you should be proud of me! LOL One of my co-workers and I are building a gazebo for this lady’s Jaccuzzi (sp?) with a hip roof with 12′ square spans–pitch is 4 in 12 with a 10″ total overhang. I cut all the commons and used one of them as a pattern for my jacks and then cut all of them…before we even set the beams connecting the corner posts. We set the commons, then I cut the hips and they were all perfect–HAP was even right! All the jacks went on in a snap.
My CW kept asking me “Are you sure you know what you’re doing?” and , “Hey, don’t get too far ahead of yourself.” When we got the roof frame on, all he could say was “Wow!”
Anyway, I thought I’d share my pride in getting something new right the first time. And BTW, my new job is really turning out to be a blessing in many ways…more on that later!
Quality before Quantity
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Well, Congratualtions!!!
Getting that hip right on your first one is an accomplishment worth braging about.
my first one left me wondering, HUH?
Excellence is its own reward!
Cap,
So where are the pics?
Jon
Big slap on the back from me. Get one right and all the rest for the rest of your life are a piece of cake...........well, sort of. Just think of all the folks you have yet to impress.
Anyway.......congrats, guy. Da brains a workin' and in good sync.
We set the commons, then I cut the hips and they were all perfect--
GOOD JOB! Ain't math wonderful !!!!!!!!!
The Captain is looking more Strappin' all the time! That succesful overhanging hip should give you plenty of counter balance to stick that chest out there a little further. Way to use the ole' noodle for something besides a hat rack Captain Strap!
Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
Captain:
Doing a Gazebo for your first one makes it hard, since every cut will show and therefor needs to be close to perfect... Good work!
Not to steal any of your thunder, but if I understood what you said, ("hip roof with 12' square spans") I just finished a similar project. Here is a pic. The only thing that is not complete is the stain job.
Have fun, and make lots of sawdust!!!
Congratulations!
I am proud of you. Doesn't it feel good and doesn't it look good with all those jack rafters cut on a 45° angle nailed into the hip. I still get excited to cut a Hip Roof.
You have to take pictures and post them here and also put together a photo album for yourself and potential clients because some day you'll have your own buisness and it would be a nice presentation for selling a job, it worked for me many times. Get up on the ridge and SNAP AWAY my friend. You would be surprised on how people react to hip roofs when they see pictures of the framing process.
I'm glad everything is working out for you and your happy. The most important thing is being happy and liking what you do and doing it like you did and stepping back and looking at what you did. Now I know for a fact you can't wait until you do another one.
Joe Carola
I am Happy the HAP on your hip is hip.
Now Hop on up there and shingle it HUP HUP!!
If you need to wire or plumb it go to HEP.
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
Believe me, home is the last place I would try that..
Excellence is its own reward!
Congrats, Cap!!!
Doing a hip jacks is always satisfying. I did one once with rough sawn 4x material as rafters, car siding as roof sheathing, exposed as the front entry on a $600K home (in '88). It was the first time I used one of those jumbo Makita circular saws. Man, I still cherish the memory of compliments from the crew on how it came out! Probably all the more because I also remember sweating the outcome bigtime as I worked on it!
Remember every success as you start the next challenge! You go man!
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.