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Supporting structural member in roof construction
A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members such as steel beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or
Rafter
Australian tennis player (born 1972)
Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by
Pat_Rafter
Topics referred to by the same term
A rafter is a structural member to support a roof deck. Rafter may also refer to: Rafter, someone employed in timber rafting, i.e. the floating of timber
Rafter_(disambiguation)
Australian television series (2008–2013)
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008
Packed_to_the_Rafters
British watercolourist and lithographer (born c. 1830)
Henry Rafter was a British master artist who can be categorized as part of the naturalism and realism movements. He is noted for his scenes of landscapes
Henry_Rafter
Michael Rafter is an American arranger, musical director, musical supervisor, conductor, and musician best known for his work on Broadway and collaborations
Michael_Rafter
Actor and playwright
Orlaith Rafter is an actor and playwright. She is known to television viewers as the character Robin McKenna in long-running soap opera Fair City. She
Orlaith_Rafter
American former tennis player (born 1971)
12–4 in matches against Patrick Rafter. Up to Rafter winning the 1997 US Open, Sampras led their rivalry 5–1. He beat Rafter three times in late 1997. "We're
Pete_Sampras
British police officer (1860–1935)
Sir Charles Haughton Rafter KBE OStJ KPM (1860 – 23 August 1935) was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Birmingham City Police
Charles_Rafter
American racing driver (1929–2026)
Rafter (July 31, 1929 – March 2, 2026) was an American champion stock car driver from Clarence Center, New York and a pioneer of the sport. Rafter began
Billy_Rafter
1933 comedy film directed by William A. Seiter
Rafter Romance is an American 1933 pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film, which was
Rafter_Romance
Season of television series
The sixth and final season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian television drama series, premiered on 23 April 2013 on the Seven Network. The series
Packed to the Rafters season 6
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_6
Irish Republican Brotherhood commander
Seamus Rafter (24 January 1873 – 12 September 1918) was an Irishman who launched the Gaelic League in Enniscorthy, Wexford. He was a commander in the Wexford
Seamus_Rafter
Flat tool used in carpentry to mark right angles and calculate angles
the tongue. The square has many uses, including laying out common rafters, hip rafters and stairs. It has a diagonal scale, board foot scale and an octagonal
Steel_square
American lawyer and politician (1892–1956)
Francis Edward Rafter (November 14, 1892 – June 23, 1956) was an American attorney and politician who represented Jessie Costello during her murder trial
Francis_E._Rafter
Australian actress
and Away, her acting debut, and her leading roles as Sammy Rafter in Packed to the Rafters, for which she rose to prominence in Australia, and as patrol
Jessica_McNamee
2003 studio album by Mojave 3
Spoon and Rafter is the fourth album by the British country rock-folk group Mojave 3, released on 22 September 2003 in the UK, and a day later in the US
Spoon_and_Rafter
English actor, narrator, playwright and producer
John Rafter Lee is an English actor, narrator, playwright and producer. Lee was born in England with Irish ancestry. His father worked as a carpenter and
John_Rafter_Lee
Season of television series
The first season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 26 August 2008 on the Seven Network and concluded on
Packed to the Rafters season 1
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_1
Musical artist
Rafter is the performing name of the American musician and producer Rafter Roberts. He owns his own studio, Singing Serpent, in San Diego, California,
Rafter_(band)
Triangular tool used by carpenters
A speed square, also called a rafter square, rafter angle square, and triangle square, is a multi-purpose triangular carpenters' tool used for marking
Speed_square
A lookout, lookout rafter or roof outlooker is a wooden joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting
Lookout_(architecture)
2021 Australian TV series or program
Back to the Rafters is an Australian family comedy-drama television series which premiered on the Amazon Prime Video on September 17, 2021. The series
Back_to_the_Rafters
American criminologist
Nicole Hahn Rafter (1939–2016) was a feminist criminology professor at Northeastern University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore
Nicole_Hahn_Rafter
Season of television series
The second season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 30 June 2009 on the Seven Network. The season concluded
Packed to the Rafters season 2
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_2
Notch cut in rafter to rest on wall and distribute roof weight
generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. It is an indentation cut into the rafter which consists of a "seat cut" (the
Birdsmouth_joint
Season of television series
The third season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 29 June 2010 on the Seven Network. The season concluded
Packed to the Rafters season 3
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_3
main career statistics of Australian former professional tennis player Pat Rafter. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF website. (W)
Pat_Rafter_career_statistics
MI5 radio receiver detection technique
RAFTER was a code name for the MI5 radio receiver detection technique, mostly used against clandestine Soviet agents and monitoring of domestic radio transmissions
Operation_RAFTER
Mass Cuban emigration
The 1994 Cuban rafter crisis which is also known as the 1994 Cuban raft exodus or the Balsero crisis was the emigration of more than 35,000 Cubans to the
1994_Cuban_rafter_crisis
American politician
Hal Rafter is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the Rockingham 1st district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Rafter
Hal_Rafter
Irish academic and non-executive director
Kevin Rafter is an Irish academic and non-executive director. He is the author of numerous books on media and politics topics, having previously worked
Kevin_Rafter
American tennis player (born 1970)
1988, 1998 Wimbledon 2000 Semi-final – Agassi vs. Rafter (2003) Starring: Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter; Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 16
Andre_Agassi
The fourth season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began on 8 February 2011 on the Seven Network. The season concluded
Packed to the Rafters season 4
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_4
Teacher, nuclear chemist (1913–1996)
Thomas Athol Rafter OBE (5 March 1913 – 26 September 1996) was a New Zealand nuclear chemist. Rafter was born in Wellington, New Zealand in on 5 March
Athol_Rafter
Type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls
ends, and they are bounded by the hips themselves. The "hips" and hip rafters sit on an external corner of the building and rise to the ridge. Where
Hip_roof
England international rugby union player
Mike Rafter (born 31 March 1952) is a rugby union coach and former Bristol and England flanker. After having initially been an association football player
Mike_Rafter
Name list
Rafter is both a given name and a surname. Athol Rafter (1913–1996), New Zealand nuclear chemist Charles Rafter (1860–1935), British police officer Clifford
Rafter_(name)
Tennis stadium in Brisbane, Australia
clay and grass). The centre court Pat Rafter Arena, named in honour of the Australian tennis player Patrick Rafter, has a seating capacity of 5,500 (with
Queensland_Tennis_Centre
Australian tennis player (born 1976)
was the cause of a public rift between team-mates Patrick Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt. Rafter publicly accused Philippoussis of jerking the team around
Mark_Philippoussis
Australian actor (born 1988)
best known for his roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters as Nathan Rafter and H2O: Just Add Water as Lewis McCartney. McLaren was born the
Angus_McLaren
Film genre
constitutes a crime film is not straightforward. Criminologist Nicole Hahn Rafter in her book Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society (2006) found that
Crime_film
Nightclub in Manchester, England
Rafters, later known as Jilly's, was a nightclub located in St. James Buildings, Oxford Street, Manchester, England. Some well-known bands played concerts
Rafters_(nightclub)
Canadian softball player
Kaleigh Rafter (born August 18, 1986) is a Canadian softball player. Rafter has been part of the national women's team since 2007. Rafter represented
Kaleigh_Rafter
Illegal emigrants from Cuba floating in rafts to neighboring countries
Balseros ('rafters', from Spanish balsa 'raft') were boat people who emigrated without formal documentation in self constructed or precarious vessels
Balseros
Australian actor and singer
television presenter who is known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters. Sheridan is a four-time Logie Award winner, in
Hugh_Sheridan
Australian actor
and Young Hercules, Dr. Mitch Stevens in All Saints and Dave Rafter in Packed to the Rafters. Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for his performance
Erik_Thomson
Australian actress
Zoë Ventoura is an Australian actress. She played Melissa Rafter in Packed to the Rafters from 2008 to 2010. The character's death earned Ventoura a nomination
Zoë_Ventoura
Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
1994: Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pat Rafter 1998: Pat Rafter 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Marat Safin 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002:
Novak_Djokovic
South African-born Australian actress
graduate, had her first role as Rachel Rafter in the Seven Network comedy drama series, Packed to the Rafters (2008-2013). She also had a recurring role
Jessica_Marais
Traditional building technique
timber frame made of straight vertical and horizontal pieces with a common rafter roof without purlins. The term box frame is not well defined and has been
Timber_framing
Silla/Goryeo–era sculpture
10th century AD, this work would originally have been attached to a corner rafter of a royal palace building or a Buddhist temple hall. The artifact, made
Dragon's_head_and_wind_chime
Scottish soldier, adventurer, and con man (1786–1845)
then despatched runners to Rafter ordering him not to surrender. The version of events favoured by Sinclair is that Rafter received orders to this effect
Gregor_MacGregor
President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018
Rectification process Special Period Dollarization of Cuba Maleconazo 1994 Cuban rafter crisis Battle of Ideas Elian Gonzalez affair Energy Revolution Fidel's transfer
Raúl_Castro
Linear structural component designed to resist tension
the rafter ties. When the walls spread, the roof ridge will sag. A sagging ridge is one clue that the home may lack adequate rafter ties. Rafter ties
Tie_(engineering)
Construction of the roofs of houses
A simple rafter roof consists of rafters that the rafter foot rest on horizontal wall plates on top of each wall. The top ends of the rafters often meet
Domestic_roof_construction
structural member placed between two rafters to resist compression. Common in domestic roof construction to prevent rafter sag, a collar beam is often colloquially
Collar_beam
Tennis tournament
Marcelo Ríos (1/1) Albert Costa (walkover) 1999 Gustavo Kuerten (1/1) Patrick Rafter 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) 2000 Magnus Norman (1/1) Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Italian_Open_(tennis)
to the Rafters. Packed to the Rafters : AUS viewers per episode (millions) Source: Audience measurement performed by OzTam "Packed to the Rafters – The
List of Packed to the Rafters episodes
List_of_Packed_to_the_Rafters_episodes
New Zealand / Australian actor
Australian television in The Flying Doctors, Halifax f.p., Packed to the Rafters, Winter and Wanted. She has also featured in a number of Australian films
Rebecca_Gibney
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
1994: Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pat Rafter 1998: Pat Rafter 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Marat Safin 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002:
Jannik_Sinner
1997 tennis event results
Pat Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was his first major singles
1997_US_Open_–_Men's_singles
English rugby league footballer
Harry Rafter from Wakefield, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Wakefield
Harry_Rafter
Canadian ice hockey player
Tatiana Rafter (born February 27, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and retired forward. During her playing career, she played in the European Women's
Tatiana_Rafter
Process of offering goods or services up for bids
An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest
Auction
Arrangement of construction beams
the first rafter at the correct height. The first rafter is fitted between the wall and the temporary central support and then further rafters are added
Reciprocal_frame
1998 tennis event results
Defending champion Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open
1998_US_Open_–_Men's_singles
1987 war film by Stanley Kubrick
Class "Rafter Man", a combat photographer. Their base is unsuccessfully raided as part of the Tet Offensive. The following morning, Joker and Rafter Man
Full_Metal_Jacket
Australian actress
followed by guest roles on A Moody Christmas in 2012 and Packed to the Rafters in 2013.[citation needed] In 2014, Dyer appeared in the first season of
Harriet_Dyer
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
of faith signed by his father, John Shakespeare, found in 1757 in the rafters of his former house in Henley Street. However, the document is now lost
William_Shakespeare
American baseball player (1875–1943)
John Cornelius Rafter (February 20, 1875 – January 5, 1943) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played in 1904 with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Jack_Rafter
Irish boxer
Christopher Rafter (24 February 1935 – 14 February 2010) was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At
Christopher_Rafter
American basketball player (born 1976)
Wright, Michael C. (December 19, 2016). "Spurs raise Tim Duncan's jersey to rafters in emotional ceremony". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 1
Tim_Duncan
braces to tie the rafters of a roof together and prevent racking. In medieval roofs they are arched, and run from the principal rafters to catch the purlins
Wind_brace
Season of television series
The fifth season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series premiered on 17 April 2012 on the Seven Network. There were 22 episodes
Packed to the Rafters season 5
Packed_to_the_Rafters_season_5
East Asian Buddhist philosophical concept
one rafter. Since it is inherent in this one rafter, you should know that the rafter is the building....Question: Since the building is the rafter, then
Perfect_Interpenetration
Composite materials made of wood fiber and thermoplastics
building Log cabin Log house Molding Panelling Plank Plate Post Purlin Rafter Railroad ties Reclaimed Shingle Siding Sill Stud Timber truss Treenail Truss
Wood–plastic_composite
American professional wrestler (1953–2025)
Appreciation Night" with a special commemorative banner hanging from the rafters on February 27, 2015. The following month, he appeared on the March 23
Hulk_Hogan
Shelter with a roof leaning against other structures
of simple structure originally added to an existing building with the rafters "leaning" against another wall. Free-standing structures open on one or
Lean-to
Baseball team in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a baseball team based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball
Wisconsin_Rapids_Rafters
Exterior architectural feature
archetypal form, sometimes incorporating or implying the projection of rafters or trusses over the exterior of supporting walls, is the underside of eaves
Soffit
Canadian singer (born 1994)
Baptized In An NBA Player's Bathtub, huffpost.com, USA, October 14, 2016 Darcy Rafter, What is Churchome? Lowdown on Justin Bieber's New Church! Archived January
Justin_Bieber
year): Sampras, Carlos Moyá, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Andre Agassi, and Patrick Rafter. The 1999 season is also the only season with 3 players making their No
List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_tennis_players
Horizontal load-bearing member in wood framing
crown posts in roof framing, and a purlin plate which supports common rafters. In platform framing there are three types of wall plates and are located
Wall_plate
campaigned on codifying abortion rights in Wisconsin, while Rafter took a more moderate approach. Rafter also made closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution
2024 Wisconsin Senate election
2024_Wisconsin_Senate_election
Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
1994: Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pat Rafter 1998: Pat Rafter 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Marat Safin 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002:
Carlos_Alcaraz
English singer, songwriter and actor (born 1994)
November 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025. "Harry Styles Banner Raised to MSG Rafters After History-Making 15-Show Run: 'That's Insane'". Billboard. 22 September
Harry_Styles
Roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge
common roof shape in cold or temperate climates, it is constructed of rafters, roof trusses or purlins. The pitch of a gable roof can vary greatly. The
Gable_roof
Machine that provides an advantage over manual labor
pulleys attached to the rafter, two pulleys attached to the weight, one end attached to the rafter, and someone standing on the rafter pulling the rope, we
Mechanical_advantage_device
CDP in Wyoming, United States
Rafter J Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
Rafter_J_Ranch,_Wyoming
Letting rafts of tree trunks float downriver
Timber rafting is a method of transporting felled tree trunks by tying them together to make rafts, which are then drifted or pulled downriver, or across
Timber_rafting
2000 tennis event results
Three-time defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter in the final, 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title
2000 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
2000_Wimbledon_Championships_–_Men's_singles
1997 tennis event results
not compete this year. Michael Chang won the title by defeating Patrick Rafter 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Michael Chang (champion) Marc Rosset (second round)
1997_Salem_Open_–_Singles
American basketball player (born 1993)
he isn't switching to No. 23: 'The plan is to have No. 3 hanging in the rafters'". CBSSports.com. July 2, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2025. Haynes, Chris (July
Anthony_Davis
Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
1994: Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras 1996: Pete Sampras 1997: Pat Rafter 1998: Pat Rafter 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Marat Safin 2001: Lleyton Hewitt 2002:
Rafael_Nadal
Australian television actress
Trish Westaway, on Packed To The Rafters the mother of Sammy Rafter Jessica McNamee and the mother-in-law of Nathan Rafter Angus McLaren Chadwick attended
Sarah_Chadwick
Species of insect
method of collecting honey and wax from A. dorsata colonies. This method of "rafter beekeeping" was first reported in 1902. A similar method is practiced in
Apis_dorsata
Northern Irish musician (born 1945)
concert, wrote: "Van Morrison turned the show around ... singing to the rafters and ... burning holes in the floor. It was a triumph, and as the song ended
Van_Morrison
National Basketball Association team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
with other teams. All of the 76ers' retired numbers are hanging on the rafters in Xfinity Mobile Arena. Notes: 1 Also served as player-coach (1963–1966)
Philadelphia_76ers
Australian actor
role as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis in the television series Packed to the Rafters. Houvardas is the son of Anastasia (a teacher) and Michael (an accountant)
George_Houvardas
RAFTER
RAFTER
RAFTER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Expected
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Throop.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cow Eared
Boy/Male
Arabic
Worshipper
Boy/Male
English Irish Gaelic
Dove.
Male
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Victorinus, VICTORINO means "conqueror."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Leader, Princess, Royal lady
Boy/Male
Indian
Politics, Leader
Girl/Female
Native American
Pelican.
RAFTER
RAFTER
RAFTER
RAFTER
RAFTER
n.
The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
v. i.
A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.
n.
Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post.
v. t.
To plow so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge.
n.
A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.
n.
A rafter.
n.
An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
v. t.
Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters.
n.
The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
n.
In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
v. t.
To make into rafters, as timber.
superl.
Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells.
n.
A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof.
n.
The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.
n.
A raftsman.
v. t.
To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land.
v. t.
To furnish with rafters, as a house.
n.
A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
n.
A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.
n.
Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.