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ROOFING & FRAMING CARPENTRY CALCULATOR APP

RoofCalc - Roofing Calculator

by Infoguide

What is it about?

ROOFING & FRAMING CARPENTRY CALCULATOR APP.

App Details

Version
2.26
Rating
(4)
Size
9Mb
Genre
Utilities Business
Last updated
September 25, 2019
Release date
July 16, 2015
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App Store Description

ROOFING & FRAMING CARPENTRY CALCULATOR APP.
ROOF, STUD WALLS, SETOUT CONSTRUCTION AND MORE!
Developed by carpenters and used around the world by
master carpenters, contractors, builders and other construction pro 's.

An indispensable tool for the timber roof & framing construction

5 tabs for easy organisation - information is at most 2 touches away.
Easy to use - no complex steps to remember.

Developed and used by carpenters around the world.
Metric or feet, inches and fractions of an inch (or decimal).

Forget your roofing red book or roof tables - they are Always With you!

Set defaults for most commonly used values.
Alternate functions such as span or half span are available by Long Pressing (press and hold for a second) the span button - available on any button with an LP in the corner.

CALCULATIONS INCLUDE:

ROOF FRAMING:-
◆ Rafter,Hip/Valley Lengths - 6 variations;
◆ Hip/Valley Lengths - 6 variations;
◆ Cut Angles, including for Compound Saw for plumb, side & seat cuts and purlins-side & down cuts;
◆ Template sizes for the same cuts - adjustable template;
◆ List of Creepers/Jack Rafters(US);
◆ Pitch in inches (US), degrees, D:M:S;
◆ Rise:Run - decimal ratio or percentage gradient or inches in 12" (US).
◆ Full Span or half span.
◆ Adjusted calculations when one pitching plate/wall is higher than the other;
◆ Height from plate with or without adjustment for ridge;
◆ Area/Diagonal;

TIMBER SET OUT:-
Calculate and print list of stout positions.
◆ Equally spaced, maximum spacing or fixed spacing options;
◆ Insets at start and end.
◆ Lists of set out positions;
◆ Print, email or message lists and even makes notes on first;

STUD WALLS:-
◆ Raked or flat walls;
◆ Number and total length of studs, est. noggins/blocking, top (cut length) and bottom plates.
◆ Adjust for and extra end stud and also alignment (if required) to drywall sheet joins.
◆ Wall Area and Estimated drywall/(Gyprock) sheets and timber volume;
◆ Template sizes for the same cuts - adjustable for different sized template;
◆ Lists of stud lengths, stud positions on bottom and top Plates (raked);
◆ Print, email or message lists and even makes notes on first;
◆ Estimate Cost - Timber & Sheeting;
◆ Align sheets on width,length or no sheets.
◆ When raked adjust any of long side height or pitch (degrees/Inches/rise:run).

CONVERTER:-
◆ Convert Lengths, Area, Volume: Metric and US/Imperial.
◆ Work in Decimal units or Yds/Ft/In/Fraction format to Metric, decimal US.

EASY TO USE GENERAL CALCULATOR WITH TAPE:
◆Calculate (add, subtract etc) directly in feet / inches / fractions or decimals.
◆Common functions for quick calculation

EXTENSIVE HELP:
Extensive help - Single touch brings up brief help at top of screen ,tap twice on most buttons for more info.

Optimised for all iPhones and iPads using IOS11+ in portrait mode.

INFOGUIDE:
Infoguide is part of a small building firm based in Western Australia and this app was created by a former Roof Framing Carpenter for our team of carpenters. We use it and believe it will be as helpful to other carpenters as it was for us.

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