Take a look at the attached roof section, showing a fulldepthed shed dormer.
What is the rafter span for the 5:12 pitched shed roof?
What is the rafter span for the 12:12 pitched main roof beyond?
Take a look at the attached roof section, showing a fulldepthed shed dormer.
What is the rafter span for the 5:12 pitched shed roof?
What is the rafter span for the 12:12 pitched main roof beyond?
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Forgot the pic. Here it is.
Gene, I'm sorry, but I don't understand the Q. Both rafters span the same distance if they both start at the plate line. Are you looking for rafter lengths? I this a trick, because most of the information is included in your drawing, isn't it. I don't get it.
Shhhhh!
Uuuugggh. Am I really too dim-witted to realize that I actually got the Q, right?View Image
This was a quiz question for the framer apprentices amongst us. You missed your cue, so no attaboy for you this time.
Now give me 50 pushups and cut 10 rafter tails with your Swiss army knife.
DG/Builder
Ah a roof question........ let me hi jack if you will. I know you can get rafters pre-fab for a job, like for a standard building with gables but do they do the same for a hip roof design? Or will it need to be stick built.
Semper Fi
Edited 7/31/2006 1:30 am ET by Jarhead