Chai-. III.

t'AUPKNTUY.
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be a plan to be inclosod with
a bi))i)ed roof, whose height
or slope is Cb. Divide the
plan lengthwise into two
iTjiial parts by the line ef,
which jjroduce iiuletiiiitely
at both ends. ]\Iake ag
eciual en, and dh equal to
(Ifi
and through h and
g,
jiarallel to al> or cd, draw
lines indefinitely mo, Ip.
With the distance dc or Cc,
either of which is equal to
tlie length of the common
rafters, set off (/e, as also from
h t'> /),
from i to o, and froin
fto
n ; from k to in, and from
g
to /. Make ts equal to Cb,
i.-,^. 702.
and ab equal to fa, which
points join ; then either aC or as represents the length of the hip rafter, and joining the
several lines lujli, bpnc, end, and dmln, they will Ite the skirts of the roof.
20.H. To find the back of the hip. Join t/e, and from r as a centre describe an ;iic
touching tlie hip as. and cutting at in u. Then join gu and ue, and gue is the back of the
hi]) rafter re(]uired.
12055. Fig. 703. represents, in abed, the plan of a building whose sides are bevel to eac)
other. Having drawn the
central line
ef
indefinitely,
l)isect the angle rug by the
line ae, meeting
ef
in e.
From e make eg equal to re,
and rg perpendicular to ea
;
then, if e a be made eipial
to ta, ra or atj, it will be tiie
length of the hip rafter from
the angle a. 'J'hroiigh e
and
f,
perpendicular to the
sides db, ca, draw the lines
vp, mq indefinitely ; and from
a, as a centre with the radius
aq, describe an arc of a cir-
cle, cutting tiiq in
q,
and cr
(])erpendicular to
/()
pro-
duced in /. By the same
kind of operation oc will be
found, as also the other parts of the skirts of the roof. The lines nt,
tfv,
and vp are intro-
duced merely to show the trouble that occurs when the beams are laid bevel. 'J"he angle of
the back of the hip rafter, rwg, is found as before, by means of w as a centre, and an arc of a
circle touching aq. The backs of the other hips may be found in the same manner.
2056. Fig. 704., from Price's Ca'7)e;(<ry, is the i)lan of a house with the method of placing
the timbers for the roof with the upper part of the elevation above, which, after a jjorusal of
the preceding jiages, cannot fail of being understood. The i)lan V is to be jjrepared for a
roof, either with hijjs and vallics, or with hips only. The o])en spaces at G and II are
over the staircases : in case they cannot be lighted from the sides, they may be left to i)e
finished at discretion. The chimney flues are shown at IKLMNO. Then, having laid
down the jilaces of the openings, place the timbers so as to lie on the i)lers, and as far as
possible from the flues ; and let tliem be so connected together as to emiiiace every part of
the jjlan, and not liable to be separated by the weight and thrust of tiie roof. 1' is a
trussed timber partition, to discharge the weight of the roof over a salon below.
2057. Q. is the upjier part of the front, and 11 a ])edinunt, over the small break, whose
height gives that of the blank pedestal or parapet S. Sujjpose T to represent one half of
tiie roof coming to a point or ridge, so as to si)an the whole at once,
"
which," as Price
truly observes, "was tlie good old way, as we are shown by Serlio, Palladio," &c., or
suppose the ro.)f to be as the other side U shows it, so as to have a flat or sky-light over the
lobby F, its balustrade being W; or we may suppose X to represent the roof as spanning the
whole at three times. If X be used, the valley and hip should be framed as at Y ;
if as T,
the principal rafters must be framed as at Z, in order to bring part of the weight of the roof
and covering on the partition walls. The remainder needs not further explanation.