Framing

by Dexter Winsley

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

by Rob Munach

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

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