King, Charles A. (Charles Albert), b. 1865 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book company · leaf 83
ches in commonuse in the construction of pitch roofs,the half, third, and quarter pitches (Fig. 68). The anglesat b and c (Fig. 67) of any one of these pitches are alwaysthe same, no matter whatthe dimensions of the runand rise or the plan of thehouse may be. The run of a pitch roofhouse is half of… … 1- /£(>-—«i Z4-0~ —--—*• Fig..68. — Roof Pitches. ROOF CONSTRUCTION 69 as a half, third, or quarter pitch may be desired. Thiswill give the height of the roof to its apex, measuringfrom the base line, or the line of the outside of the plate,upon the top of the rafters, as shown at k, Fig. 71.…
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