Roof Cuts And Rafter Lengths Book

Lots of illustrations and easy to follow example problems.

Roof cuts and rafter lengths book.

Gives rafter runs to locate ridges and framing points. It will help you with plumb and side cuts for hip and rafter down and side purlin cuts and more. For larger roofs though i use a roofing ready reckoner. Details cuts and bevels for all rafters.

This is the rafter length from the top cut to the seat plumb mark. Using the 7 inch rise table and our 15 run the common rafter length is 17 43 8. You put in the width and the pitch and this book will give you the full length of the rafter. Each page has a different table depending on the pitch angle of your roof with all the figures you need.

There are a few good ready reckoners. A ready reckoner is pretty much a rafter length calculator a book full of tables for working out the rafter lengths quickly and easily. Invaluable to anyone who wants to cut a roof by hand and not use trusses. The most useful book ever if you want to cut a roof.

Subtract what you are using as a ridge and you have your length perfect every time. Exact lengths of all rafters including all regular and irregular hips valleys commons and jacks. Tail or eave length. The tail or eave overhang must be added to the rafter length.

With calculations diagrams and tables. Calculations for roof frames roof cuts and rafter lengths. The respective lengths for those two rafters and add them together.