rafter

Example Sentences

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I once had to use 1-inch diameter through bolts to secure rafter ties at the bottom of rafters on a steep 17/12 pitch roof.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Earlier this year, I read a book called Built to Move, by Kelly Starrett, a physical therapist, and his wife, Juliet Starrett, a former attorney and world champion white-water rafter.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

But the Tree House’s design — the unimpeded views, combined with a high rafter on the upper level — keep the place feeling roomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

Tom Ritzer, the university’s assistant director for landcare, said a flock of turkeys, also known as a rafter, sometimes tore up a planting bed and caused damage.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021

It looked like he had run headlong into a low rafter beam at the mouth of the alley and knocked himself unconscious.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss