Exam 35: Common Rafters

The __________ is the horizontal structural member on top of the wall studs.

The __________ is the distance along the center line of the rafter that extends beyond the wall.

A gable roof has a span of 18 feet, common rafter of length 13 feet and overhang of 1 foot. What is the rise per foot of run rounded to one decimal place?

__________ is the horizontal distance the rafter projects beyond the wall on which it rests.

In a gable roof the length of the common rafter is 11 feet, there is a 1 foot overhang, and the span is 16 feet. What is the rise per foot of run?

__________ is the number of inches a rafter rises for each 12 inches of run.

The ridge of a roof is the uppermost structural member of a roof.

__________ is the hypotenuse of a right triangle, the base of which is the run and the height of which is the rise.

Rafters or trusses are the main structural roof supports.

If a gable roof has a span of 20 feet and a 9 inch rise per foot of run, what is the line length of the common rafter?