I feel like I'm going nuts, here. I bought a bunch of land, pretty far out of the way. I want to build a home- but the town, reasonably enough, wants blueprints before they'll issue a permit. I've gone to at least a dozen people trying to convert my idea for a floor plan into blueprints. At least ten of them are perfectly happy to help- if I sign a contract saying that the blueprints belong to them, and ONLY THEIR COMPANY can build the house. Well, I want to build it myself. I'm happy to subcontract jobs I can't handle- that's way outside the scope of this thread. The last two I talked to were happy to work with me to make a blueprint, but they're all artsy folks. They're way more interested in how the building will look than how it's put together, or how energy efficient it will be. I had to drop one guy because he won't design any home where he doesn't get to dictate the visual details- right down to the color and type of siding used. I don't care what siding is used- but it won't be what that guy wants. Up in these parts, it's not uncommon to see houses wrapped in tyvek for five years before the owners get around to siding- that's my kind of project. So- is it just me, or do most of these engineers work for companies that also build? Before anyone tries to talk me into paying a company to build the whole thing, I've got two things to say- 1) no, 2) it costs too much. They'd want to finance it, then they can't hand over the project until it's 100% done- meaning they're going to finish that house right down to the paint on the walls before I can take over... at which point I'd need to gut the place for six months before I could start doing it my own way.

Where can I find a simple rafter calculator to figure our rafter and ridge sizes for a small shed I am working to lay out. 10x16 shed, 6/12 pitch and 1' overhangs?