Rectangular Pyramid Roof

A pyramid with a rectangular base has different size sides at different angles.

Rectangular pyramid roof.

The pitch is the number of vertical inches that a roof descends over the span of 12 horizontal inches. Just like the name suggests a pyramid roof takes the shape of a pyramid and it is constructed on top of a square or a rectangular base. They are built onto a square or rectangular frame. Hip roofs essentially lack gables or vertical sides.

The 2 shorter base lengths have smaller sides at a steeper angle. A regular hip roof sits on a rectangular plan with four faces. Step 1 pick the pitch of the roof you are building. 1 pyramid hip roof roof base is a square roof sides are identical isosceles triangles 2 hip roof roof base is a rectangle two sides are identical isosceles triangles and two sides are identical trapeziums.

The slope or slant of the roof is almost always the same and hence they are symmetrical at their centerlines. A pyramid roof is a type of hip roof that has four sides that are all triangle shaped and all slope downward. The 2 longer base lengths have larger sides at a lower angle. Select output fraction precision decimal inch or metric mm.

The longer sides have a trapezoidal shape while the sides at the front and back have a triangular shape and are called hip ends. Here we consider two types of hipped roofs see picture.