[Mr Chips]

I have decided to post a great challenge to all the framers who love building roofs. A few years ago, I was given a set of plans to review and price. When I looked at the birds eye of the roof lines, my eyes went...wtf ???? so I looked and looked again and realized that the architect was lost......so I asked the developer to explain these roof lines.... wanted to see if they were testing me......I decided to play and fix the lines......I whited out the wrong lines and drew in the right ones. Lets see how you do.....no cheating...can not use any electronic devices....this is a test of the eye and the brain.....white out...a ruler and a pencil are all you can use......I will post the correct layout in a week......this should be fun....good luck :thumbup:

PS......download the roof plan....fix the problem...then upload the problem and your solution beside each other......

*and in order to make this fun....you can not post your solution before 12 noon next Sunday the 23rd.....

Prizes to be announced !!!!! 1st 2nd and 3rd.

 

[Roofcheck]

wtf is right.

 

[Mr Chips]

Good eye on the problem...now lets see you solve it........

 

[FramingPro]

We'll for one it's metric
I'll post my full solution later

 

[Mr Chips]

We'll for one it's metric
I'll post my full solution later

Hey Crackers ....keep in mind.....you're not allowed to post the solution before next Sunday !!!!! otherwise you disqualify yourself from the prizes....

 

[Texas Wax]

:laughing:

ooops sorry no pencil or paper or ruler used - WTF do the impossible without gables

 

[Rio]

It's definitely in the WTF category, think I have the solution but one part is still screwy...

 

[JT Wood]

We should ask Rob (TNT) he says he "gets it" . complicated roof lines are easy to him.

He could come by and school us.:laughing:

 

[Mr Chips]

We should ask Rob (TNT) he says he "gets it" . complicated roof lines are easy to him.

He could come by and school us.:laughing:

.....well lets see if he shows up next Sunday.......:whistling

 

[Kent Whitten]

Piece of cake.

Yeah the guy who drew that hasn't a clue.

Want to go one step further and draw a truss layout?

 

[BFD]

WOW. I hate architects. Just because you can put lines on a piece of paper does not mean it should or can be built

 

[Deckhead]

Piece of cake.

Yeah the guy who drew that hasn't a clue.

Want to go one step further and draw a truss layout?

Hell no. And what really sucks is after you got the design right the truss yard would jack up the build.

 

[Mr Chips]

Piece of cake.

Yeah the guy who drew that hasn't a clue.

Want to go one step further and draw a truss layout?

....hell ya.......trusses too.....might just take 1st prize :laughing:

 

[kiteman]

Piece of cake. Yeah the guy who drew that hasn't a clue. Want to go one step further and draw a truss layout?

Sure, fook it up for us stackers.

 

[Birch]

Hips Fix? Next Sunday?

Next Sunday? :no:


Edit: dimensions

 

[Sabagley]

Hips Fix

You didn't read the rules! I think you just got disqualified. Ha ha

 

[Mr Chips]

Hips Fix? Next Sunday?

Next Sunday? :no:


Edit: dimensions

......very good....but now you have ruined the contest for everyone else...

Birch has ended the game....... this is the correct layout.......what a tool !! Next time read the whole post !!!!!! AutoCAD was not allowed !!! You were only allowed to use your brain...which clearly you don't have one !!!!

 

[BFD]

I really don't want to have to cap that. Imagine if they decided to use cedar shingles with a woven cap

 

[Sabagley]

Don't sweat it birch, the directions are usually the first thing I throw away too!

 

[JesseCocozza]

......very good....but now you have ruined the contest for everyone else... Birch has ended the game....... this is the correct layout.......what a tool !! Next time read the whole post !!!!!! AutoCAD was not allowed !!! You were only allowed to use your brain...which clearly you don't have one !!!!

In all honesty, if you consider yourself a framer and you couldn't sort this out, then you shouldn't be framing. I had it sorted with one of the four tools that were allowed for the contest and it wasn't paper, white out, or a pencil.