The Complicated Roof - a cut and stack workbook

“This book deserves 5 stars because it guides you through the thought process that Will Holliday, the greatest living roof cutter utilizes in calculating and cutting the two most challenging roofs of his career. Please note this book is a companion to Will’s 1st book the revolutionary A Roof Cutters Secrets. He also has a series of DVD’s to further help guide you through his process. If you aspire to be the best carpenter you can be, Will’s collection is essential.” iannlb

“This book shows the process and math of cutting a large complicated roof, like a carpenter’s cutting list published for your eyes and provides an insight of how the best roof framing is done, This is a partner book of A Roof Cutters Secrets, so if you don’t own that, it should be your first purchase - an essential purchase - nothing else like it!” p-tip

“Will’s books, videos and workbook are geared toward professionals. There is an expectation of a basic working knowledge of roof cutting. This workbook is made to be used in conjunction with A Roof Cutters Secrets. If you buy just the workbook it may just confuse you. The way to figure out the answers to the problems are found in A Roof Cutters Secrets. While the roofs may seem overwhelming, most professionals realize that each roof situation should be looked at individually. I have never cut such a complicated roof but Will’s book has provided the answers for me with certain unusual roof cutting situations I have come across as well as providing me with much more efficient ways of doing the tasks found on every framing job.” Richard Tyrell

“Great book, as Will leads you through some very complicated roof layouts. I have read and own all of Wills books.” Daniel Howe

Will Holladay learned production roof cutting in the Los Angeles housing tracts during the mid 1970s. When roof trusses gained prominence in the late 1970s he moved north into the custom home market along the central California coast. There he specialized in framing large custom homes with “complicated roofs”. Over the years, Will has done jobs up/down the West Coast and in New England. In 1988 he wrote the now classic roof framing book entitled “A Roof Cutter’s Secrets to framing the custom home”. This book was revised and republished in 2002 by Hanley Wood. Will continues to keep his hand in roof framing by working as a free lance consultant .