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06-20-01, 04:42 AM

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If I know the roof pitch(6/12 roof) and the roof length, what is the formular to calculator the rafter length?

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06-20-01, 01:42 PM

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go to the basics. a right angled triangle.
the length of the hypotenuse (rafter) squared = length of the base (half the ceiling span) squared + length of the height squared.

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06-21-01, 03:15 AM

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or buy a swanson speed square,comes with a very helpful book giving lenghts angles etc.much easier i think

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