Hicks' Builders' guide, comprising an easy, practical system of estimating material and labor for carpenters, contractors and builders (1907)
Hicks, I. P. (Isaac Perry), b. 1856 · New York, David Williams company · leaf 101
common rafter forthe short run. Abevel set in the angleat E will give thedown bevel at the topand at C the bottomc u t. We will nowproceed to find thehip rafter and bevelsfor cutting the same.A B is the run of the common rafter on the left sideof the hip, B D the run of common rafter on rightside… … Fig. G6.—Diagram for Finding theLengths and Bevels of Rafters forIrregular Hip Roofs. IOO THE BUILDERS GUIDE. give the down bevel at the top and at A the bottombevel fitting the plate. The next step will be to show the length and bevelsof the jack rafters. Referring now to Fig. 67, draw ahorizontal…
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