The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . y exceptionally heavyroof covering like slate or tile, or if the structure maybe called upon to withstand a heavy snow load or to re-sist high wind pressure, it will be necessary to use 2x8-inch or even 2 x 10-inch t
The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . y exceptionally heavyroof covering like slate or tile, or if the structure maybe called upon to withstand a heavy snow load or to re-sist high wind pressure, it will be necessary to use 2x8-inch or even 2 x 10-inch timbers. Rafters are seldom framed into the plate, that is, theplate is not cut out in any way to receive them. In-stead, the rafters are spiked to the plate; and to counter-act any outward thrust the rafters are tied in someway, which will be described in a succeeding the rafters are made to extend beyond the wallso as to form the eaves, in which case they are notchedat the correct bevel to take sufficient bearing on theplate. LOOKOUT RAFTERS Sometimes it will be found more economical to stopthe rafters at the plate, and to form the eaves by nailingshort pieces to the rafters, such pieces being calledlookouts. These do not always continue in the sameline as the rafters, but may make an angle with it, asshown in Fig. 79. This practice is generally resorted. x ROOF to on gambrcl roof barns, where it is not practicable topermit the rafters to form the eaves.
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