Examples of 'rafter' in a sentence

Meaning of "rafter"

Rafter (noun): A rafter is a sloping beam that supports a pitched roof. It is one of a series of sloped structural members such as wooden beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads
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  • One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
  • A flock of turkeys.
  • To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
  • To furnish (a building) with rafters.

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Rafter tails are exposed at the eaves.
Both roofs have exposed rafter ends.
Hidden over a rafter was a package made up in newspaper.
Some guys sign their name on a rafter.
Rafter was a noted moderniser of the service.
Roof truss with verticals on the rafter.
The foot of a hip rafter lands on a dragon beam.
It is the length of this portion of the rafter.
Rafter hook for easily hang the tool.
Every other rail landed on an existing rafter.
Device for fixing a rafter to a profile.
Father hung himself from a rafter.
The golden rafter is accompanied above by two golden stars.
The static system of the rafter roof.
Tied to a rafter in the pantry.

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My little brother swinging from a rafter in the attic.
With a timber rafter baptise and traditional slovenian music.
He is the most experienced river rafter of the group.
From a rafter of the house by a.
Grandfather found a man hanging from this rafter.
Count the number of rafter tails that have been replaced.
The building has exposed timber rafter ends.
The elongation of the rafter with the help of grasshoppers.
Continue in this direction and find the rafter.
The rope hung from the rafter in the basement.
And he threw a rope over a rafter.
Rafter ends are exposed.
Whitewater has found a new rafter.
Rafter with strut.
Then on it the necessary quantity of rafter legs becomes.
Rafter systems are the main supporting structure and roof frame.
Roofskin tension system on two points on superior rafter.
Mark the position of the rafter on both the wall plates.
This system is simply bolted straight onto the rafter.
Mount the outlet box to a nearby rafter so that the outlet.
I have got a cute little doodle of me hanging from a rafter.
He also worked as a potato peeler and a rafter to support his family.
Small roof sections on lower part of pink wall and on rafter.
Rafter protector at the roof level if chimney is enclosed at the attic level.
Bound hand and foot and hung from a rafter.
Rafter ties form the bottom chord of a simple triangular roof truss.
Now attach the other end up there to that rafter.
Rafter of frame.
I hit my head on a rafter.
The tool can be hung from a rafter when disconnected and not in use.
The gables have deep eaves and exposed rafter ends.
Evolution of rafter ornaments to great lobed offsets that support very pronounced eaves.
A rare type of rafter.
Metal rafter ties make the installation of trusses easier and more secure.
The area under the porch includes exposed rafter ends.

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