The anatomy of a roof
Laying bare the basics of my roof structure through an annotated diagram that a layman like me can better understand, the aim of this post is to answer the question…what are the component parts of a roof?
Based on the roof of my barn, a pretty simple A-frame / truss structure as (badly) pictured below, my anatomy of a roof diagram follows.
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The anatomy of a roof
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The diagram shows a basic A-frame roof, with angled rafters, a single tie-beam for each pair of principal rafters and horizontal purlins.
You can also download the anatomy of a roof Google Sketchup model. All angles and measurements are for purely illustrative purposes.
This is a purely amateur effort, so please let me know of any additions or corrections that you think I should make.
Read more about the anatomy of posts on Mybarnconversion.com here.
This is one in a series of posts about the anatomy of various parts of barns & buildings in general.
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March 16th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
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