Roofing Ready Reckoner

Bruce Williams

Goto template spreadsheet for calculation of Common Rafter, Hip and Jack Rafter info b

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of Common Rafter, Hip and Jack Rafter info based on a variable pitch)

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The aim of this workbook is to provide a quick and easily u

those constructing traditional pitched roofs for new buildings
tables include data for common rafters, hips and valley and
attic construction (Later versions will include Jack/Cripple

vide a quick and easily usable reference for

d roofs for new buildings and extensions. The
ers, hips and valley and can also be used for
will include Jack/Cripple Rafter info also).

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RISE OF COMMON RAFTER

BEVELS:

JACK RAFTERS

Run of Rafter
Length of Rafter
Length of Hip

PER METRE OF RUN

0.727 m

COMMON RAFTER
COMMON RAFTER
HIP OR VALLEY
HIP OR VALLEY
JACK RAFTER
PURLIN
PURLIN

333
400
500
600
0.1
0.124
0.159

SEAT
RIDGE
SEAT
RIDGE
EDGE
EDGE
SIDE

CENTRES DECREASE

mm
mm
mm
mm

412
495
618
742

CENTRES DECREASE
CENTRES DECREASE
CENTRES DECREASE
0.2
0.247
0.318

0.3
0.371
0.477

0.4
0.495
0.636

36.0
54.0
27.2
62.8

0.5
0.618
0.795

0.6
0.742
0.954

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0.7
0.865
1.113

0.8
0.989
1.272

36.0

0.9
1.113
1.431

Small Pitch
Change

1
1.236
1.590

Large Pitch
Change

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Use these cells for your
own calculations
Common Rafter
Pitch

36.0

Run
(leave as 1.000)

1.000

small
Common Rafter
Rise per mitre run

0.727

(Common) True
Length per metre

1.236

Hip or Valley seat

Cut angle

(Hip) True Length

per metre run

200
BIG

728

500
1

Jack

Purlin

1.000

1.000

0.727

27.2

1.590

Rise (of Common

Rafter/metre)

Pythagoras - For Common Rafter

Hypotenuse (true length)

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Run (1 metre)

0.7

0.8

0.9

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