Goss's Roofing Ready Reckoner provides cutting angle and lengths for
traditional 'cut' roofs and design tables for timber sizing, based on
BS5268 'Structural use of timber' and now including a comparison of
timber sizes using Eurocode 5 'Design of Timber Structures'. Additional
information is provided on wall plate and gable strapping, wind bracing,
truss clips and other roofing metalwork, plus information on tools,
equipment and health and safety matters. Detailed drawings for tiling,
slating and other roof coverings are included, with fixing requirements
revised to BS 5534:2014. Information on lead substitutes and roofing
putties is also provided. Design of warm and cold roofs is fully
covered, including ventilation and insulation requirements. The fifth
edition also includes new chapters on engineered timber roofing
components, solar panel fixing and outbuilding roofs.