Roofing

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

by John Spier

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

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

Trusses can be used to frame even complex roofs, but they must be installed and braced properly by Stephen Smulski

Build one roof on top of the other and skip the valley rafters by Larry Haun

One good valley rafter supports another by Scott McBride

An empirical method that works by George Nash

Two methods used to frame wave-like dormers by James Docker

Preventing roof leaks caused by ice damming by Steve Kearns

Cutting and stacking the way pieceworkers do it by Larry Haun

A quartet of gables is linked by California-style valleys by Alexander Brennen

A technique for folding skylight flashing by David Marshall

Soldered copper flashing for a rooftop watershed by Scott McBride