Every Man His Own Mechanic a Complete And Comprehensive Guide to Every Descrip
Every Man His Own Mechanic a Complete And Comprehensive Guide to Every Descrip
Francis Young
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Indeed, the remarks that have just been mads may be taken to apply to the general principle on which this book has been written, namely, that of putting the amateur artisan in the way of carrying out any piece of work according to the method that is usually followed in such cases as may be brought under his notice, leaving him to apply the information that is given, and the general instruction that he has gathered from it, to the special requirement! of the particular piece of work that he may ...happen to have in hand. F Ft^ ^S^^^z. CHAPTER VI. THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROOFS : ROOFING WITH SLATE AND OTHEB MATERIALS. Roofs should be Weather-tight— Different kinds of Roofs— The Lean-to Roof- How Composed— Beams for Principal Rafters— Common Rafters— Adjustment cf length of Rafters— Struts to Principal Rafters— Simple Roof sufficient for Amateur — Horizontal and Vertical Boarding— Lean-to Roof : when available — The Span-roof— Inclination of Roofs— Convenient Angle for ordinary Purposes —Construction of Span-roof— Proportions of Roof— Rafters— Purlins and Common Rafters— Horizontal Boarding— Cap and Crest-board— The Hipped- roof— General form of Hipped-roof— How to Construct Hipped-roof— Ridge pole and Hip-rafters— Jack-rafters— Reduction of edges of Hip-rafters— Capping to finish Roof— Extension of general Principle— Method of Construction oi Gable-roof— Wall-plates and Hip-rafters— Ridge-pole and Rafters— Guttering— Covering Materials for Roof— Thatching with Straw or Reed— How Thatching is done— Mats of Wheat-straw— Materials for Roofing not yet considered — Roofing with Slates and Tiles— Laths for Slates and Tiles— Dimensions, etc.
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