rafter

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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

“Oracle was like my cathedral,” one longtime fan told me, thinking back to all the games he watched from the rafter seats while Curry strung together mind-bending 3-pointers as if touched by grace.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

The rafter also helps ventilate the space in summer, since it contains a large louvered window that can be opened to catch breezes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

They decided they would have to go out into the box-room and walk across it taking steps as long as the steps from one rafter to the next.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis