Roof spread occurs when there is a failure to adequately support the main rafters of the roof so as to prevent them spreading further open in a scissor type action.
Peak on roof pushing out.
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This horizontal load or thrust can be considerable especially on a low pitched roof.
Therefore the first signs of roof spread are often cracking bulging or leaning at the head of the masonry causing bowed walls.
Figure 10 40 and reduce that to 1 4.
Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps.
It has a 1 4 pitch.
This is a way of measuring the degree of steepness of the roof.
More examples of the direction of forces that push down on roofs and out on walls for low slope roofs are found in this article series at compression bracing for rafters canada.
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Roof spread cracks and pushing walls out.
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Roof spread occurs when the principal rafters of the roof are not adequately supported causing them to open in a scissor like pattern.
Tension also plays a role in every truss and system to prevent racking which is described later.
The pitch of the roof is a ratio.
For a roof there is an alternative in that we can use a post to support the peak of the roof and this eliminates the outward force but requires posts running down the middle of the building.
A 4 in 12 pitch means the roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal distance.
Since the rafters are fixed to timber wall plates sitting on the head of the masonry wall then roof spread pushed out those wall plates in the process pushing out the masonry below.
Also for increased horizontal thrust loads on low slope roofs.
From the eaves to the peak it s 10 feet high that s the rise.
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The number of inches that the roof rises vertically for every foot of roof.
