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
A common synonym for "roof support" or "wooden beam" that is six letters long is "rafter."
6' minus half the thickness of the ridge plus overhang ie soffitt...
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.
A rafter is part of a roof, it supports the roof.
Charles Rafter died in 1935.
Leonard Rafter was born in 1912.
Leonard Rafter died in 1964.
Patrick Rafter is 6' 1".