How To Draw A Roof On A House

Odd roof types dormers.

How to draw a roof on a house.

Notice that we erased lines that we didn t need any longer. The importance of designing a roof plan for a house. The internal roof lines are called valleys and the external roof lines are the hips as shown. Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical and horizontal rises from the structure.

It must be considered when developing the floor plan and determining the style of architecture of a home. Then draw 2 lines to the right vanishing point as well. Draw a line from the front top corner of the wall to the top of the line you drew to set up the height of the roof. Establish the first roof line and the incline vanishing point this can be the trickiest part.

Position disc on wall top before drawing. Draw in all the various intersections that are a result of the various roof pitches coming together. Find the middle of both the front and back side where the top of the roof will be by drawing diagonals from corner to corner to create an x on both the front and back sides. Vertical lines through the middle.

Create a structure to put the roof on. Having those ideas in place will lead to a well crafted roof that should be easy to frame. To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue. Make a note concerning the run off that will occur with these slopes and ravines.

Carry this line beyond that point up into the sky of your composition. A roof design can make or break the appearance of a home. We will determine there length in the next step. Draw vertical lines through the middle where the lines cross.

Step 3 draw a line from the top and the bottom of the line over the left vanishing point. We will use this to create the triagular part of the roof. Step 5 draw a vertical line between those 2 line as well. Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height.

Step 4 now draw a vertical line between those 2 lines that you drew to the left vanishing point.