Construction of a gable roof, part 3

How to find the total length of the rafters?
– you should find the height of the rafters for each 30 cm of the length of the run, under this figure on the angle bar we find the length of the rafters for each 30 cm of the length of the run;

– we multiply this numeric value by an integer …

Construction of a gable roof, part 2

How to designate a rafter?
MEASUREMENT METHOD
roof slope (i)= 1/3 (18°, 33% or 0,33)
roof run (a) = 120 cm
roof span (2 x a) = 2 x 120 cm = 240 cm
projection of the end of the eaves rafters = 30 cm
thickness …

Construction of a gable roof, part 1

Gable roof construction.

The construction of the roof frame is one of the most difficult problems, with whom the carpenter meets. Use of a carpentry square (determinant) however, it reduces mathematical operations to a minimum and virtually anyone can master the technique of building a roof. The starting point for everyone related to …

Construction of walls and ceilings, part 4

Nomenclature of floor beams at the floor opening.

Ceiling beams.
Usually they are made of logs with a cross-section 50 x 100 mm, 50 x 180 mm or 50 x 200 mm.

The largest spans of wooden beams in meters between the support centers for the load