Hip Valley Rafter
A sawn timber hip or valley rafter on the diagonal of a square corner, deeper than the common rafters it meets, with a bird's mouth seat and an eave tail.
Details
Category: Carports › Freestanding and Lean-To Carports › Roof Members
By Huu Khanh Nguyen · Updated November 4, 2026
Parameters
| Name | Default | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Run | 3000 | mm |
| Pitch | 25 | ° |
| Overhang | 610 / Math.SQRT2 | mm |
| Seat Width | 88.9 | mm |
| Common Rafter Depth | 190 | mm |
| Depth | 240 | mm |
| Length | axisRun + axisOverhang | mm |
| Thickness | 45 | mm |
| Height | slope * (axisRun + axisOverhang) + bandHeight - (overhang > 0 ? 0 : notch) | mm |
| Slope | Math.tan((pitch * Math.PI / 180)) / Math.SQRT2 | |
| Axis Run | run * Math.SQRT2 | mm |
| Axis Overhang | overhang * Math.SQRT2 | mm |
| Seat Length | seatWidth * Math.SQRT2 | mm |
| Notch Height | seatLength * slope | mm |
| Band Height | depth * Math.sqrt(1 + slope * slope) | mm |