Hicks' builders' guide : comprising an easy, practical system of estimating material and labor for carpenters, contractors and builders .. (1910)
Hicks, Isaac Perry, 1856- · New York : David Williams Company · leaf 149
n laying out rafters it is very important to set offthe length on the work line, as deviations from this THE BUILDERS GUIDE. 147 rule will often lead to mistakes. The lines indicat-ing the run and rise of a rafter are easily traced, butthe work line for the length of a rafter is sometimeslost to… … Fig. 105.- -Diagram Showing Importance of Work Line inLaying Out Rafters. is an important part in obtaining the lengths of rafters,as will be shown. In roofs which have a projection of the rafter forthe cornice the back of the rafter rises above the levelof the plate, whatever thickness may be…
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