Roof Framing - Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction to a Simple Roof
  • Span and total run
  • Total rise
  • Unit run and unit rise
  • Two types of roof framing
  • Allowable span
  • Common rafter roof angle chart
• Chapter 2. Cutting Common Rafters
  • Finding unit length
  • The model rafter plate
  • Mathematical length: framing square method
  • Layout lines for the common rafter
  • Methods of computation
  • First ancient and true method
  • Second ancient and true method
• Chapter 3. Getting the Ridge Length Right
  • Mathematical ridge length
  • Double and single cheek cuts
  • Practice in framing points
  • Drawing elevations
  • Actual ridge height
• Chapter 4. Cutting Hip Rafters
  • Unit run of the hip
  • Hip shortening and setback
  • Finding the length of hip rafters
  • Finding the hip rafter with secant
  • Building a model hip roof
  • Hip and valley rafter roof angle chart
• Chapter 5. Valley Rafters are Easy
  • An equal span addition
  • The valley rafter
  • A narrow span addition
  • The supporting valley rafter
  • The shortened valley rafter
• Chapter 6. Jack Rafters are Easy Too
  • Hip Jack rafters
  • Valley Jack Rafter
  • Hip-Valley Jack Cripple Jacks
  • Valley cripple Jacks
• Chapter 7. From Dutch to California
  • The Dutch
  • The Tudor peak
  • The blind valley
  • The shed roof
  • Gable end framing
  • The barge board and the overhang
  • The gambrel roof
  • The California
• Chapter 8. Math for Non-Centered Ridges
  • Defining the problem
  • Solving by the layout method
  • Solving by the math method
  • Framing at the ridge
• Chapter 9. Framing a Gazebo
  • Math for a regular polygon
  • The octagon and the square
  • Drafting an octagon roof
  • Cutting the octagon hips
  • Octagon roof angle chart
• Chapter 10. A Simple Irregular Roof
  • Drafting the model and scaling measurements
  • Layout with mathematical calculations
  • Cutting and framing the irregular model
• Chapter 11. A Complex Irregular Roof
  • Design
  • Drafting the plan view
  • Establishing the section lines
  • The sectional views
• Chapter 12. Irregular Roof Problems
  • The unequal pitch/equal ridge roof
  • The irregular California
  • The shed dormer model
  • The hip or gable dormer
  • Appendix
  • Framing square scales
  • Roof cutter's geometry and trigonometry
  • Pitch wall framing
  • Crickets and hog valleys
  • Calculating roof area for different pitches
  • Cutting roof sheathing
  • Ellipses for roof framing
  • Steps to calculate an irregular roof
• Answers
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 10
• Index