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I meant ridge board sorry. Not ridge beam. what you're calling a hip jack im calling a jack rafter.

Do you mean to say that you turn the cieling joists 90degrees at the end?

At first glance this seems it would answer many questions. but after reading it, it leaves some questions. for one it was not really a true hip roof. what was the bottom framed to? how were the rafter jacks connected for the hip side? I know im sounding negative. but I do actually appreciate you...

Right so the ceiling joists perpendicular to the ridge pick up the thrust. I was talking about the jack rafters. those have quite a bit of thrust in them. And the last ceiling joists at the end of the ridge beam arent detailed or fastened with enough connected to carry that thrust. At least not...

I'm sure this topic comes up quite a lot. I have seen soooooo many hip roofs framed. We all know about the lateral thrust at the corners/lower support if there is nothing holding up the edge of the ridge or if the roof is framed with trusses. So why in the world are these roofs still standing...

Did anyone else hear "ice ice baby" in their head when they read the title?

Would it make sense for an engineer not to inspect the same building they design? .......liability? ..... conflict of interest?

There are special inspections required by code for certain construction. The question is who is enforcing the inspections. The inspections need to be done by a third party engineer who is qualified.

Good job on the building departments. For valley beam, I found myself explaining snow drift in two directions and having to use much higher loads. When your rafters are TJI's and your spans and over 20ft......

Thanks for this. And now the obligatory..... define "construction of a minor nature" hahahahaha.

That's a really interesting point! Should IBC design require IBC inspections in a residential construction?. In chapter 17 some sections have exceptions. Was there a specific exception you were talking about?

number 6 got me!!!! Im on the floor

Theres more of a focus on lateral design inland? I would have though closer to the coasts for winds. Interesting. Regarding the roof framing, I agree. Have you come across hip roofs with design issues as well?

Are those straps meant to go over the sheathing? Do you specify certain nails?

I see, I'm generally talking about commercial construction. I find many contractors that have flipped a home or two all of a sudden are somehow granted the big projects. And there is a really different standard. Inspections? submittals? Shop drawings? It would seem that its the contractors...