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Shows how to frame any type of roof in common use today, even if you've never framed a roof before. Includes using a pocket calculator to figure any common, hip, valley, or jack rafter length in seconds. Over 400 illustrations cover every measurement and every cut on each type of roof: gable, hip, Dutch, Tudor, gambrel, shed, gazebo, and more.
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January 18, 2005: I bought this book because i wanted to be able to frame any roof that came along.this book teaches you all the geometry and how to figure it out on a calculator.From a basic gable roof to the most complicated and cut up hip roof.very detailed and illustraded.its worth the money