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Tip: Snapping angled chalklines on sheathing version 2.0

by Joe Franko

Q & A: Why brace some truss webs, but not all?

by Dexter Winsley

Doghouse Dormers: Framing from the Ground Up Online Membership Required

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

Hip-Roof Framing Made Easier Online Membership Required

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

Q & A: Can floor joists take the place of rafter ties?

by Rob Munach

Open Up a Ceiling with a Steel Sandwich Online Membership Required

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

Q & A: Tying a new roof into an old one

by Mike Guertin

Rolling Roof Trusses

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

Cutting plywood to size

Whether your sheet goods become sheathing or cabinetry, you need to know how to cut them properly by Tom O'Brien

Laying Out a Common Rafter

Laying out a common rafter by Jim Anderson

Laying out a common rafter

For simple gable or shed roofs, you need to learn this basic building block of roof framing by Jim Anderson

Framing a Roof Valley Online Membership Required

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

Q & A: Removing collar ties

by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Widow’s walks

by John Spier

Raising Roof Trusses Online Membership Required

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

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