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 34
.—Front Elevation of Roof Shown in Fig. 26. B C represent the length of rafters on the front gable.Next set off the length of the common rafters of boththe right and left gable perpendicularly, as shown by ^2 THE BUILDERS GUIDE. F G and D E, connecting E with G for the ridge Hne.On the… … Fig. 28.- -Diagram for Finding Area of Roof Shown in PreviousFigure. line J H. Connect H with A and C for the valleyrafters, which completes the profile of this side of theroof. The two figures, now represented by A D E Hand C F G H, are termed trapezoids. To find the areaof a trapezoid multiply…
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