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Ridge Board Max Length


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Ridge Board Max Length. This section will outline what size a ridge board needs to be and what purpose it serves. A ridge board provides a bearing surface where pairs of rafters meet at the peak of a roof, and also helps with alignment of the rafters as they are installed.

How to Determine Hip Ridge Length and Wall Layout Blue Palmetto Home
How to Determine Hip Ridge Length and Wall Layout Blue Palmetto Home from www.summerville-home-inspector.com

A ridge board used to connect opposing rafters shall be not less than 1 inch (25 mm) nominal thickness and not less in depth than the cut end of the rafter. This section will outline what size a ridge board needs to be and what purpose it serves. Now measure along the length of the building from both ends and mark 5′ 11 1/4″, now if you measure between these two marks you will have the length of the ridge board.

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How to Determine Hip Ridge Length and Wall Layout Blue Palmetto Home

Now measure along the length of the building from both ends and mark 5′ 11 1/4″, now if you measure between these two marks you will have the length of the ridge board. But a ridge board does not carry any load, so there is no maximum span. Enter the n or c classification in accordance with as 4055 for buildings up to 8.5m high or determine the wind speed manually in accordance with as/nzs 1170.2 for buildings up to 18m. This section will outline what size a ridge board needs to be and what purpose it serves.

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