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I think this question has overstepped its bounds....
here's the answer: THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM....I'll explain:
picture a gable roof and you're looking at the front of the home...
the square of the run (half the length of the span) PLUS the square of the distance between the plate and the ridge (the peak of the roof) EQUALS the square of the rafter line length (the hypotenuse of the right triangle).... add the two factors on one side of the equation.... and then take the square root of it.... that leaves the dimension of the rafter....
Aug 28, 2016 12:34 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
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Susan Emo
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Michael Setunsky nailed this one!
Aug 28, 2016 08:48 PM
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Michael Setunsky
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Barbara Todaro
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Barbara Todaro The Pythagorean Theorem should determine the new length.
a2 + b2 = c2
Aug 28, 2016 02:29 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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Let me be the first to say this is not something I'd ever involve myself in.
Aug 27, 2016 11:19 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
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Susan Emo
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Barbara Todaro coming from engineering field, I can guess it has something to do with Pythagorean theorem.
Aug 28, 2016 02:55 PM
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Praful Thakkar
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I used to know the answer to that! Really!
Aug 28, 2016 01:14 PM
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Barbara Todaro
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I have Nick climb up there with a plank while I eyeball the angle and hold the other end of the tape.
Aug 28, 2016 11:03 AM
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Greg Large
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Definitely above my pay-grade too! Thanks for the lesson, Barbara!
Aug 28, 2016 09:04 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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The ancient Greek, Pythagoras, provided this equation a long time ago.
Aug 28, 2016 08:13 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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Barbara Todaro
I think our roofer asked me that my 87 year old mother answered it.
She (blog from Sam) was a housewife and does not know computers. (Rafter calculator) is a quick way to find ans.
Aug 28, 2016 12:51 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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Wow, way over my head - I'll just hire a contractor and let them figure this one out
Aug 27, 2016 11:53 PM
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Barbara Todaro
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While I do recall this as being a simple formula, the combination of my simple mind and a hazy memory has once again left me, simply, without an answer.
But I'll be back to check the right answer and, as always, the clever but incorrect ones too.
Aug 27, 2016 11:50 PM
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Barbara Todaro
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Let me be the 2nd to say, not something I would be involved with either
Aug 27, 2016 11:39 PM
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Jessie Cochran
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More coffee and call a contractor! Bet you have something else in mind!
Aug 27, 2016 11:08 PM
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Aug 28, 2016 02:02 PM
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Thanks for giving the answer. I was going to look it up in one of my construction books since I leave the framing to the framing experts.
Aug 28, 2016 01:34 PM
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Aug 28, 2016 08:20 AM
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I would be looking for the experts to tell me! I suppose if you know the angle of the roof you can figure it out by knowing the distance from the peak of the roof to the edge
Aug 28, 2016 06:07 AM
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Hire a professional who truly knows what they are doing. As I often read in your comments Barbara Todaro - this is above my paygrade.
Aug 28, 2016 03:27 AM
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