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Unveil the hidden tricks of a professional roof cutter. Quick layouts, cutting and framing techniques for every type of roof, ceiling and wall imaginable, plus an appendix with key calculations using Construction Master calculator make this an invaluable resource…. More >>
A Roof Cutter’s Secrets to Framing the Custom Home
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#1 by John Chan on May 8, 2010 - 3:11 am
If you are looking for a quick reference in framing a roof, even something as simple as a gable, do not buy this book. It doesn’t even have rafter tables for different pitches of roof. There is way too much text and the reference to the diagrams is confusing. This book goes way too much into details to do even the simplest thing. The math in the book reminds me of my Trig class, but do you really need to do all that math for one little common rafter. That’s what a rafter table is for. I am very disappointed in this book. It has pictures of odd roofs, but I find the description of each roof hard to understand. Bottom line is that if you have a problem falling asleep at night, this book does the trick, just like my college textbooks.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by W. Goodwin on May 8, 2010 - 5:13 am
I dont’ do a lot of roof framing, but when I have a project with special considerations like hips and valleys, I need a little help. This book is great for those times. You need to be good at understanding angles as roof framing is where framing get complex. If roof framing is you thing, this is one of the best texts on the market today. Holliday really knows what he is talking about. It is also nice that he incorporated the use of a construction calculator for those a little more math challenged.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on May 8, 2010 - 7:10 am
This is not for the weak minded – keep in mind that roof framing is the most complicated of all carpentry and almost no one knows how to do it – put it this way, my husband makes a great living doing almost nothing but roof framing. This is the book for someone who seriously wants to learn a real craft and be a competent and respected carpenter.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Matthew Patton on May 8, 2010 - 7:27 am
Its well worth the price for this book, I covers everything you want to know in roof framing, nothing you can find in other roof framing books.
Every picture detail has the math on the same page so you dont have to flip pages and flip back and get confussed,
I like it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by N. Craig on May 8, 2010 - 8:41 am
Well when i got the book i was amazed on the amount of diffrent Roof Framing situations that are in it . Stuff in this book not to many people know how to do. Even if i just use the book once to refer to the 20 i spent on it was worth it … If you are Into cutting rafters and find the Common Gables and Hips fun to do then you would love this ….
Rating: 5 / 5