{"product_id":"gosss-roofing-ready-reckoner-isbn-9781119077640","title":"Goss's Roofing Ready Reckoner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoss’s Roofing Ready Reckoner\u003c\/i\u003e provides cutting angle and lengths for traditional ‘cut’ roofs and design tables for timber sizing, based on BS5268 ‘Structural use of timber’ and now including a comparison of timber sizes using Eurocode 5 ‘Design of Timber Structures’. Additional information is provided on wall plate and gable strapping, wind bracing, truss clips and other roofing metalwork, plus information on tools, equipment and health and safety matters. Detailed drawings for tiling, slating and other roof coverings are included, with fixing requirements revised to BS 5534:2014. Information on lead substitutes and roofing putties is also provided. Design of warm and cold roofs is fully covered, including ventilation and insulation requirements. The fifth edition also includes new chapters on engineered timber roofing components, solar panel fixing and outbuilding roofs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction and acknowledgements 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Roofing terminology 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Calculating the size of timber members 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrength and section size calculations 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do we calculate the loading on the roof? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber member sizing design: an example 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost consideration 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Calculating the length and cutting angles of timber members: data tables 5 ◦ –75 ◦ 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pitch 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the tables to cut a common rafter 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHip jack rafters 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHip rafters 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValley jack rafters 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ridge 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurlins 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Wall plates – strapping and gable strapping 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Wind bracing and openings for dormers and roof windows 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenings for dormers and roof windows 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Roofing metalwork and fixings 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNails, bolts and screws 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Engineered timber roofing components and prefabricated roofs 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrussed rafters 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpandrel panels 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrane-on roof assemblies – trussed rafters 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrane-on roofs – structural panels 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrane-on roof assemblies – structural insulated panels 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttic to room-in-the-roof conversion 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Roof coverings – underlay, battens and tiles 134\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderlay 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBattens 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsulation and ventilation 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the roof covering 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding regulations – thermal performance 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Roof coverings – building detail drawings 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new BS 5534:2014 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManufacturer’s specification 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHips, ridges, verges and valleys – traditional and new methods of construction 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoofing putties 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural slates 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete interlocking tiles 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlain and peg tiles 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsphalt shingles 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetal tiles 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead substitutes 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Solar panels 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning and roof suitability 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof construction 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFixing the panels 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible improved fixing 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariations on panel design 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Sheds and outbuildings 212\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermitted development 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of permitted building 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe structure 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mono-pitch roof 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dual-pitch roof 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof coverings 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake your new building save money! 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Tools and equipment 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObtaining information from the drawing 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo cut the roof 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up the roof structure 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof coverings 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Health \u0026amp; safety considerations 224\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccess to the roof 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic principles 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoration and renovation of existing roof structures 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewly constructed roofs 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe roof covering 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The revised fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eGoss's Roofing Ready Reckoner\u003c\/i\u003e provides much needed practical guidance on the timberwork supporting tile and slate roofs. The book will be of assistance to both carpenters and tilers in providing guidance to the latest standards and new products.... It is recommended that a copy is available on site to carpenters and tilers, and kept in the van or tool bag.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKeith Roberts, \u003ci\u003eRCI Technical Note\u003c\/i\u003e Number 241, September 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eC.N. Mindham\u003c\/b\u003e BSc has had a wide experience in the construction industry. After working at TRADA as Eastern Regional Officer, he developed a timber engineering business to become one of the country’s largest producers of trussed rafters. He has subsequently run his own consultancy and been Managing Director of companies manufacturing trussed rafters, joinery and prefabricated timber buildings, and architectural metal work. \u003ci\u003eGoss's Roofing Ready Reckoner\u003c\/i\u003e provides cutting angle and lengths for traditional cut roofs and design tables for timber sizing. The tables are based on BS5268 Structural use of timber and include a comparison of timber sizes using Eurocode 5 Design of Timber Structures. Tile and slate fixing requirements are also revised to BS 5534:2014, including dry fixed ridges, hips and verges, with information on lead substitutes and roofing putties also provided. New chapters in this Fifth Edition cover engineered timber roofing components, solar panel fixing and outbuilding roofs.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989304918245,"sku":"NP9781119077640","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119077640.jpg?v=1761783595","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/gosss-roofing-ready-reckoner-isbn-9781119077640","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}