They vary in size depending on their length and spacing.
Roof framing members nz.
Rafters are inclined members spaced from 16 to 48 inches apart.
The members making up the main body of the framework of all roofs are called rafters.
Roof framing this is a part of the nzs 3604 2011 and more feature 1 june 2011 build 124.
They do for the roof what the joists do for the floor and what the studs do for the wall.
Roof framing hip and gable roofs the roof structure was typically a nailed timber roof frame constructed on site in either a hipped or gabled configuration.
All roof trusses including gable end trusses roof framing ceiling and eaves framing purlins and battens enclosed wall framing protected from the weather h1 2 radiata pine douglas fir framing and other members within or beneath a parapet h1 2 radiata pine douglas fir framing and other members within enclosed decks or.
The rafters of a hipped roof which span between the ridge board hip rafter or valley rafter and the wall framing top plate may be common hip valley and jack rafters.