This step-by-step guide demonstrates a reliable method for cutting roof rafters using simple math, without guesswork or complex measuring. Applicable to both post-frame and stick-frame construction, ...

Roof framing has undergone a quiet revolution over the past half century. Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential ...

To complete a boathouse metal roof design in northern Wisconsin last summer, quality design, materials and craftsmanship came together to create an attractive, watertight system. “We really wanted ...

I prep each rafter by squaring one end of the board. Rough-sawn and pressure-treated material usually isn't completely square, or it can be rough-cut on the ends. I do this either with a miter saw or ...

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the attic joists caused the roof of a two-story Colonial to slide off last week.Click to ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the attic joists caused the roof of a two-story Colonial to slide off ...

A new kind of roof-and-attic system keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design. A new kind of roof-and-attic system ...