About o donnell metal deck.
Ridge plate roof.
What is a ridge and valley plate.
Pitch is the slope or angle from the wall plate to the roof ridge line.
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Getting a little more technical the national roofing contractors association defines the ridge as the highest point on a roof represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect running the length of the area.
For example a roof slope that rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of run is said to have a slope of 6 in 12 or simply six twelve.
The main elements of the gable roof layout are the ridge beam common rafters and wall plate.
Are angled pieces of steel are designed to support roofing material at a hip or valley condition.
A ridge board is a non structural member that serves as a prop for opposing rafters to rest against and connect to.
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Pitch can vary a great deal from a shallow slope up to a very steep pitch.
Ridge boards can only be used in roofs with slopes from 3 in 12 up to 12 in 12.
Pitch for a gable roof the most common is generally 1 4 or 1 3.
In our rafter type drawing above common rafters are drawn in red.
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A common rafter runs from the roof ridge to the top of the front or rear wall plate and extend beyond the wall to provide an overhang or eaves or soffit.
The ridge board must be set as perfectly as possible so take your time and use careful measurements.
In simple language the ridge of a roof is the peak where two opposing roof planes meet.
By evelyn fielding the ridge board and rafters are the strength of the roof.
Ridge beam sizing is based on the span of the beam between supports and the amount of roof load supported by the beam.
Which is equal to 1 4 or 1 3 the total span of the building not counting any overhang.
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Description ridge valley plates act as a smooth transition over two separate roof surfaces that protects the edges of the two meeting metal deck sheets.
A ridge valley plate acts as a cap or cover where two sheets converge on top of a roof line.
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