Labor cost for hip roof would be more then gable. Materials are about the same. Hip roof cost slightly more.
Neither is "better" in terms of usefulness or structural efficiency. Hip and gable are primarily responses to design needs. A hip roof is slightly stronger than a gable.
a hip roof is stronger than a gable roof because it braces itself and cannot move from side to side.
A hip roof has a slope on all four sides. A gable roof only has it on two sides. On the short sides of the house the side wall goes up to the point of the roof.
The gable end (of a roof) means you don't have to cut hip rafters to frame the roof. It also allows for cross ventilation in the roof space or if it's a living space permits area for windows without the need to build dormers.
The end of a roof when it is formed into a shape intermediate between a gable and a hip; the gable rises about halfway to the ridge, resulting in a truncated shape, the roof being inclined backward from this level.
A hipped end in roof construction is a roof end plane that is inclined, instead of having a gable end.Some roof designs can have a hip at one end, and a gable at the other end.
The highest point, the peak of each gable or hip.
Gables in House ConstructionA gable on a house is the triangular end of a house with a pitched or angled roof. The number of gables on a house depends on the construction of the roof; the standard "box-shaped" house with a non-hip roof will have 2 gables. A gable can also refer to the wall containing the gable end as defined above.Also note that this type of pitched or angled roof is also known as a "gable roof."Gable is my last name so how is that possoble?
Gables in House ConstructionA gable on a house is the triangular end of a house with a pitched or angled roof. The number of gables on a house depends on the construction of the roof; the standard "box-shaped" house with a non-hip roof will have 2 gables. A gable can also refer to the wall containing the gable end as defined above.Also note that this type of pitched or angled roof is also known as a "gable roof."Gable is my last name so how is that possoble?
With the little info provided all that can be determined is that it is a pitched or sloped roof. If you want to know more, for example, that the roof is a gable or hip construction, your description needs to be more precise.
To add an addition onto a house of any kind with a hip roof, the addition roof must be shorter than the rest. The hip roof goes all the way down to the eaves.
A hipped roof is a roof that slopes downwards. It has a uniform angle of pitch. To learn more about how to build a hipped roof, one can visit the wikiHow website.