Roof Guide - Carpentry Calc 3.26

ABOUT Roof Guide - Carpentry Calc

FRAMING & ROOFING, DECKING & FLOORING CARPENTRY CALCULATOR. ROOF, DECKING, STUD WALLS, STAIRS, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION AND MORE! Designed for roof & framing master carpenters, contractors and builders. Roof Guide (previously Roofers Guide) is not a 'How To App’ - you know how! It is designed to save you the time and effort required for roof, framing, deck, stairs & other building calculations Accurate, reliable and easy to use, it is an indispensable tool for the roof & framing construction pro, and now with a decking & flooring estimator and calculator. Developed and used by carpenters, roofers, contractors, builders and construction pro 's around the world. No need to remember complex data entry steps, info is at most 2 touches away. Metric or feet, inches and fractions of an inch (or decimal) - an essential tool for all roofers / chippy's. Never forget your span or rafter tables, red roofing book and other standalone construction calculators again! 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 button - any button with an LP in the corner. CALCULATIONS INCLUDE: ROOF FRAMING:- ◆ Rafter,Hip/Valley Lengths ◆ Multiple Cut Angles, including for Compound Saw ◆ Template (adjustable) sizes for the same cuts - where used ◆ Setout of Creepers/Jack Rafters(US) ◆ Pitch in inches (US), degrees, D:M:S ◆ Rise:Run - decimal ratio, % gradient or inches in 12" (US) ◆ Full Span or half span ◆ Other Rise, Hypotenuse calculations eg: Calculate Pitch from ridge rise ◆ Adjust Pitching plate/wall heights where one side is higher eg Bulkheads ◆ Area/Diagonal DECKING & FLOORING SETOUT, MATERIAL ESTIMATING and COSTING:- ◆ Options for Insets, single or double bearers ◆ Set Spacing type to maximum, fixed or equal ◆ Set pricing for materials / labour to calculate cost and cost/area ◆ Print, email or message lists and even makes notes on first TIMBER SETOUT:- ◆ Set Spacing type to maximum, fixed or equal ◆ Insets at start and end. ◆ Print, email or message lists and even makes notes on first STUD WALLS SETOUT, MATERIAL ESTIMATING and COSTING:- ◆ Raked or flat walls ◆ Sizing, Quantity & Cost Estimates - Timber (studs, noggins, plates) & Sheeting ◆ Comprehensive setout lists - bottom, top ◆ Align sheets on width, length or no sheets ◆ Print, email or message lists and even makes notes on first STAIR FRAMING (currently for single stair runs):- Permits Multiple restrictions on risers, treads, inclines and also allows application of 2R+G (2R+TD in US) in jurisdictions required - to meet standards. Other than StairCalc (which is our Stair only app) we do not know of an app that does this simultaneously. Also calculations allow for situations where the overall stair rise is fixed or the stair run is fixed or both rise and run are fixed allowing maximum flexibility. ◆ Number and size of step risers, treads, step inclines, ◆ Step incline, ◆ Stairwell opening, CONCRETE ESTIMATOR:- ◆ Concrete Calculator/Estimator for Slabs, Footings,round and rectangular/square holes ◆ Calculate quantities for Slabs, Footings,round and rectangular/square holes. ◆ Estimates total volume and cost allowing for waste. 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. 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.