Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 95
will be entirely self-supporting withoutinterior supports. The hip rafters, in roofs having a secure platewell tied, are supported by the common rafters, and do not need tobe of extra size, except that it gives a better chance for nailing andfor beveling the top to make them 2 inches deeper than… … WOOD FRAMING. 93 78. Size of Special Timbers to be Calculated.—It is impos-sible to give any rules for the size of special timbers, such as valleys,headers, etc., either in roofs or floors, other than those for the strengthof beams. It is often the custom merely to make such timbers doubleor…
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