All my books are out………..13 ft wide garage, 8 pitch roof, no ceiling beams.
2×6 rafters, 2×4 collar ties all 16″ oc.
All my books are out………..13 ft wide garage, 8 pitch roof, no ceiling beams.
2×6 rafters, 2×4 collar ties all 16″ oc.
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Rule of thumb, rafter tie goes in bottom third of span....
Rise = 4'4", Run =6'6"
Ties go 1' 5 7/16" down from peak .
Rafter Length with no overhang or ridge allowance 7' 9 3/4"
Tie length should be 4' 4 5/16" if I did it right.
These calcs are all done to the "true" line and don't account for rafter depth etc.
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Edited 5/15/2008 8:55 pm by dovetail97128
Thanks for all your help.
I'm busy trying to get two projects set up for mon/tues.
Re; the collar tie placement. That seems awful high to me?[email protected]
Collar tie at or in the upper third? Divide the 4'4" by 3.
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