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Author Will Holladay shares his insider tips gleaned over decades of cutting roofs. You'll find secrets such as gang-cutting techniques for fast production of hips and valleys, and efficient techniques for post-and-beam roofs and exposed-beam ceilings. You'll be shown jobsite solutions for rake walls, and curved and two-story walls. Includes step-by-step techniques for cutting bay roofs, gambrels, shed, gable and eyebrow dormers. You'll see how to cut uneven pitch gables. You'll find how to do custom work like coffered ceilings, arches and barrel vaults; even round towers, hexagons, octagons, and other polygons. If you've been looking for a book that covers all roof framing with some new tricks you may not have tried before, save time and money with this roof framing exposé. 342 pp.
A Roof Cutter's Secrets: To Framing the Custom Home - Table of Contents:
Abbreviation Legend
Introduction:
Laying the Groundwork
Figuring and Framing
Plumb, Line, and joist
Gable Roofs/Production
Roof Cutting
Regular Hip Roofs
Regular Valley Intersections
Roof Stacking
Eaves and Plywood
Bastard Hips and Valleys
Dormers
Towers and Polygons
Bay Roofs
Other Miscellaneous Roofs
Beam Work
Stairs
Pick Up
Appendix A: Reference Charts
Appendix B: Applying the
Construction Master Calculator
Appendix C: Tool Resources
List of Figures and Photos
Index
A Roof Cutter's Secrets: To Framing the Custom Home