…like to know how to step out hips and valleys with a framing square. Iknow how to step out common rafters and figure jack rafters… …or vallyes. i think you have to increase your run on the square from 12" to ???.I also believe the run would change with…
Bob talks with lead framing carpenter Dan Enright as he and his crew work on the shed roof over the kitchen/family room area. What complicates the job is that the shed roof ends at the corner in a hip. This means the hip rafter will determine the lengths of all the different final rafters. Dan explains how using a SPEED ® Square he can determine his top cut, a four-twelve on a 45-degree angle and his "bird-mouth" cut at the other end of the rafter where it sits on the sill plate of the outside wall. Bob points out that when framing a hip it's important to alternately counter a rafter from one side with one from the other to prevent bowing out the hip rafter. With the rafters in place, it's just a matter of adding OSB sheathing and the roof is on.
…four inches by sixteen inches. However, the flat square, raftersquare, builder's square, and roofing square, other… …eighths of an inch. The markings on the face of a raftersquare will probably include a rafter table, which will…
…LIMITED EDITION-STANLEY--CONTRACTOR GRADE--ALUMINUM RAFTERSQUARE. #45-011 NEW IT IS STAMPED FINAL PRODUCTION 1817-2001 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. EAGLE SQUARE STANLEY TOOLS THESE WERE THE FINAL RUN BEFORE CLOSING…
…The simplest method is to buy a raftersquare and follow the instructions to… …and see immediately how long the rafter should be... The instructions that come with the raftersquare make it self explanatory.
…well as combination square and try square (bottom left). Traditionally, the larger metal squares like the raftersquare were thought of as carpenter… …marked and replicated. Like the raftersquare, a measuring square purchased…
…anything you like - including raftersquare, builder's square, or roofer's square - but this is a tool that… …the face of a carpenter's square will include dimensions… …layout. Plus there are often rafter tables to help calculate…
Bob and Ryley start by raising an exterior wall on the second floor. Bob and Larry Landers discuss a stiff back support for a tall wall that will be both an interior and exterior wall on the same side depending on the height. They support the wall insuring it is plumb before starting on adjacent walls and rafters. Ryley explains the cutting of a nine twelve roof angle and how to use a framing square to get the angles for the rafters.
