Author Question: When making the birds mouth cut, its depth should not exceed _____. a. one-third the rafters ... (Read 195 times)

erika · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

When making the birds mouth cut, its depth should not exceed _____.

a. one-third the rafters width
b. the rafters thickness
c. one-fourth the rafters thickness
d. the depth of the top plate

Question 2

In order to determine the correct length for a common rafter, it is necessary to _____.

a. subtract the width of the birds mouth
b. subtract half the thickness of the rafter
c. subtract half the thickness of the ridgeboard
d. add half the thickness of the ridgeboard