Gable roof addition to hip roof house in order to have the existing roof line plane through you ll need to match the pitch from the existing to the new addition.
Hip roof with gable addition.
For high wind areas or strong storms a pitch of 4 12 6 12 18 5 26 5 angle is recommended.
Variations of a gable roof open gable roof a hip roof on a square structure where all sides join to form a single peak.
Also known as a pyramid.
It s a more complex design that requires more building materials.
Hip roofs can offer extra living space when a dormer crow s nest is added to a hip roof.
It may be better to stick frame the addition roof.
Hip roofs are more expensive to build than a gable roof.
If you gabled the roof instead of having a hipped one it would give it more prominence.
You d probably end up with some cricket areas where the gables meet.
In my opinion roof pitches with gables that are less than 5 12 don t look nearly as nice.