Common rafter: A normal rafter, which extends all the way from wall plate to ridge, as opposed to a jack rafter ...
Common Rafter: Rafter that extends from the top plate to the ridge. Generally set 12, 16, or 24 inches apart.
common rafter (chevron commun, m.) One of a series of rafters extending from the top of an exterior wall to the ridge of a roof.
common wall See wall, common.
communal amenity area See outdoor space. See also facilities.
Common Rafter
Any rafter that connects at one end to the ridge and the other on the top plate ...
Common Rafter
A rafter that is square with the plate and extends to the ridge.
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House Framing Common Rafter
Common rafters are rafters that are all the same size. These
rafters normally form the main body of the roof. In a gable roof
the common rafters will go all the way to the end. In a hip roof ...
We needed hip rafters running from the hip ridges out over the wall plate in the same layout as the common rafters.
While the size and configuration of ridge and common rafters is fairly standard, hip rafter requirements can be more complicated.
A common rafter is one which runs square with the plate and extends to the ridge. A hip rafter extends from the outside angle of the plate towards the apex of the roof. They are 2" deeper or wider than common rafters.
Horizontal member in a roof supporting common rafters, such as at the break in a gambrel roof. Also, horizontal structural member perpendicular to main beams in a flat roof.
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Jack Rafter A rafter shorter than a common rafter; especially used in hip-roof framing.
Jalousie A type of window having a number of small, unframed yet movable pieces of glass.
Jamb The vertical members of a finished door opening.
JACK RAFTER: Rafter shorter than a common rafter; especially used in hip-roof framing.
JALOUSIE: A type of window consisting of a number of long, thin, hinged panels.
JAMB: Vertical members of a finished door or window opening.
The rafter which forms the hip of the roof. It is usually made from a board that is the next size larger in width than the common rafters (for example, if the common rafters are 2x6's, the hip rafter is a 2x8).
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Our "process articles" run the gamut from basics, such as how to lay out and cut a common rafter to the most complex techniques such as how to create the intersection of two roof planes of radically different pitches.
RIDGE The horizontal member at the highest point of a roof where the common rafters meet.
RIPPING Sawing timber in the direction of the grain.
ROOF PITCH The angle formed between a sloping roof surface and a horizontal line.
Also most will have a birds mouth cut in them and this means that the rafter will sit on top of the bearer. Below is a diagram showing some common rafter shapes and the way a gable roof pergola rafter will look.
given to timber to preserve it from such things as termites or dry rot, etc.
Prime cost item
An item in a contract where a specific sum is allowed.
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A horizontal beam that provides intermediate support for the common rafters of ...
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