Acommon rafter will normally be a 2 x 6 with a 2 x 8 ridge. Extreme pitches or larger rafters will require a larger ridge.
half diagonal thickness of ridge
use the 17" on your rafter square
6' minus half the thickness of the ridge plus overhang ie soffitt...
A common synonym for "roof support" or "wooden beam" that is six letters long is "rafter."
The noun 'Pat Rafter' is a propernoun, the name of a specific person. A proper noun is always capitalized.The noun 'pat' is a common noun as a general word for a light blow with an open hand or a flat instrument; a small shaped butter portion.The noun 'rafter' is a common noun as a general word for sloping timbers that support a roof; someone who travels by raft.
The noun 'rafter' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a support beam of a structure, a word for a thing; a word for someone riding a raft, a word for a person.
Patrick Rafter's birth name is Patrick Michael Rafter.
Charles Rafter died in 1935.
Leonard Rafter was born in 1912.
Leonard Rafter died in 1964.
Patrick Rafter is 6' 1".
A rafter is part of a roof, it supports the roof.