Hip roofs can offer extra living space when a dormer crow s nest is added to a hip roof.
Hip roof with gable addition.
Box gable roof a type of hip roof where each side includes two different sloping angles with the lower angle much.
For high wind areas or strong storms a pitch of 4 12 6 12 18 5 26 5 angle is recommended.
It may be better to stick frame the addition roof.
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.
Variations of a gable roof open gable roof a hip roof on a square structure where all sides join to form a single peak.
You d probably end up with some cricket areas where the gables meet.
If you gabled the roof instead of having a hipped one it would give it more prominence.
It s a more complex design that requires more building materials.
Looking at the front of your house i d do at least a 5 12 up to a 7 12 roof pitch and gable it.
In my opinion roof pitches with gables that are less than 5 12 don t look nearly as nice.