To 18 in depending on the style of the building.
Gable roof return.
Buildcalc displays the sheathing angles and hip backing angles required to cut the sheathing for the roof.
Make sure you drag over the wall and not over the roof edge.
Click and drag a new roof plane baseline along the outside edge of the framing layer of the wall that you would like to add returns to.
Select build roof roof plane from the menu.
2207 becoming familiar with the interface.
Automatically generate three different types of roof return.
The corona height start with a corona between 4 in.
Gable hip or full returns.
Thick and the overhang from the side wall set between 12 in.
Avoid coronas that are overly tall in the range of 8 in.
It also must be cut for an irregular hip on the right side where the 15 degree pitch eave return tucks under the 8 12 pitch main roof.
2209 zooming and panning.
While this height works for a hip roof or eave with an angled soffit it will be too heavy for a boxed eave return on a gable end.
Setting out a simple boxed eave return.
The sheathing must be cut for a regular hip on the left side where the eave returns to the gable wall.
Avoid gable ends that are over 8 in.
When designing a gable end eave without a return the dimensions to look at are the width of the trim set between 6 in.