Most new homes now use prefabricated roof trusses. They're covered in the Australian House Building Manual.
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The Roof Building Manual
· ISBN 978-1-875217-32-8
The traditional way to pitch a roof: step-by-step instructions for conventional cut-on-site roofs, built from scratch rather than from prefabricated trusses. Tables and bevels cover every pitch from 5° to 75°. The bevels are drawn on the page, so you can set your bevel straight off the book.
$34.95 inc GST
- In stock, ships from NSW
- $12 flat-rate postage
- Current edition
What's inside
- Simple Roofing BasicsRoof designs, roofing members and where they fit, roofing terms, rafter length and slope.
- Marking out the Top Plates & RidgeFor hip, hip and valley, and gable roofs.
- Marking Out RaftersThe common rafter pattern, the birdsmouth rule, and hip, valley, cripple and end jack rafters.
- Cutting Out
- Erecting the RoofCommon rafters and ridges, hip and valley rafters, jack and cripple rafters, aligning members.
- Other Roof MembersStrutting, ceiling joists and hanging beams, ceiling binders, cathedral ceilings, tie-down and bracing, eaves.
- Rafter & Member Lengths & BevelsWorked examples, cutting and ordering lengths, and the tables and bevels.
The Roof Building Manual
In stock
$34.95 inc GST
$12 flat-rate postage, any order
Additional information
| Pitches covered | 5° to 75° |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-1-875217-32-8 |
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