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N
Ridge Piece 100 ROOF
ROOFTILES
TILES
N

100
100X200mm
200 Struts
Common Rafter 200 Material:Clay
100X100mm Ridge Tile 200
Waterproof
Purlin Detail F
300 Per 100sq ft-150 tiles
M
100X180mm Battens 100 M

100X100mm
Cleat 300 100 100
Mangalore Tiles King post 3 way strap
Principal Rafter 100
100
100

L
150x100mm 100 100
King Post L

100X100mm
Tie Beam
100x200mm 200 Detail E Strut
Detail E Ridge Tile
100X100mm
250x450x10mm
MangaloreTile
100

100
Wall Plate 300x400x10mm
K 100
100
100X120mm Ridge Piece K

Detail D
180
Gutter Ridge tile
Detail B Mangalore Tile
Detail C 100
100 Common Rafter
200

200
Batten
J
600
Detail A 200 J

200 650 200

650 Detail G
Eaves Board Stone
Batten
Tempelate Felt or
King post Membrane
H Gutter H

KING POST TRUSS Detail F Detail G

Struts
G Mangalore Tiles G

Principal Rafter
100
100
100
100
Ridge Tile Skylight Ridge Piece
100

F
Tie beam 100 F

Oblique tenon Bolt Battens

Common Rafter
100 500 200 100
100 200 Principal Rafter
Detail A King Post
E Stirrup Strap E

Detail C Purlin Wall Plate

3 way strap
Purlin Principal Rafter
D D
400
Cleat
100
100
Principal Rafter
200
100 100
100
100 100
Stone
100 tenon 100
Gutter Cleat
Template
C
200
Cogged joint Strut C

Detail B Detail D
Eaves Board

B
Brief: A Kingpost truss is a central vertical post used in architectural B

or bridge designs.It works in tension to support the beam below VIEW

from a truss apex.It is used in places where the span is
A

between 5-8 metres. KING POST TRUSS A

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