Roof
Framing
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This is the complete guide to framing any gable, Dutch, Tudor, California,
gambrel, shed or gazebo roof - including irregular roofs that can stump
even experienced roof cutters. The author takes you through every
measurement and every cut on each type of roof so you understand exactly
what's required. He actually builds a model of each roof described, and
recommends that you do the same. When your model matches the author's
model, you're an experienced roof cutter for the type of roof just
completed.
With this manual you aren't restricted to rafter lengths and pitches
listed in those rafter tables that roof cutters have struggled with for
years. Instead, the author explains how to use an inexpensive hand-held
calculator to figure any common, hip, valley or jack rafter length in
seconds - including rafters on irregular roofs and rafter pitches or
lengths that aren't in any rafter table. Anyone who knows the methods
described in this practical manual should have no trouble making a good
living as a master roof cutter.
About the Author
Marshall Gross
learned roof cutting from a master German craftsman and worked as a
production roof cutter for seven years before writing this book. He holds
a teaching credential in several construction fields, and has taught roof
cutting in apprentice training programs and in trade schools. Following
the current trend, he has put the lessons in this book on two, full-length
videotapes, available from this publisher. Mr. Gross is a member of
Carpenter's Local 586.
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