Patent ID: 7813902

Claim:
A method for recommending a roof sheathing layout for a dormer projecting outward from a main roof, the dormer having a roof constructed from roof sheathing supported by dormer trusses, the method comprising: receiving by a dormer calculator a plurality of dormer inputs from a user, the dormer inputs including at least one of a main roof slope, a dormer slope, a gable overhang length, a gable truss height, a valley truss height, a wall sheathing thickness, an input representing the total number of dormers to be constructed, an input representing whether a rake ladder detail will be included in the dormer, an input representing the fascia thickness, a heel height, an input representing the roof sheathing thickness of the main roof, and an input indicating whether a cantilevered fascia is to be included in dormer; generating by the dormer calculator a plurality of layouts for the roof sheathing on the dormer roof as a function of the dormer inputs; and recommending by the dormer calculator at least one roof sheathing layout to a user.