Framing

Assembling parts on the ground and cutting the roof at the last minute provide a low-stress route to a high-value project by Rick Arnold

Measure from the rafter's bottom edge for exact layout by John Carroll

Bolted between rafters, an angled steel flitch plate can eliminate the need for rafter ties in cathedral ceilings by Michael Chandler

by Mike Guertin

Factory-made trusses save time and give you a roof engineered for strength and stability by Larry Haun

Laying out a common rafter by Jim Anderson

Do the math on a calculator so that you can concentrate on what's important: getting the rafters right by Rick Arnold

by Mike Guertin

by John Spier

Careful preparation and wise use of a crane can allow a good-size roof to be framed and sheathed in a day by Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

After you've framed a gable roof, rafter templates and rafter tables are all you'll need to make a hip by Larry Haun

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build by Scott McBride

Hang a hip roof on a gable end for a dramatic roof form by Larry Haun

Making soffits and fascias line up when intersecting roof pitches aren't the same by Scott McBride