Roofs

by Mike Guertin

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

Guidelines for working efficiently and knowing how good is good enough by Larry Haun

A well-planned construction sequence contains the debris and keeps the rain out of the house by Nicholas Pitz

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiate by John Spier

by Mike Guertin

Framing around an existing roof requires different skeletons for two similar structures by Scott McBride

Measuring along the bottom of the rafters and using a site-built jig simplify the process by John Carroll

Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columns by Roger Fleck

By paying attention to some basic details, you can avoid the framing mistakes that building inspectors encounter most frequently by Rick Tyrell

The trick is in laying out and building the splayed walls of the lightwell by Doug Hopper

One carpenter tries five methods of framing a tricky roof by Scott McBride

Three simple, problem-solving framing techniques by Larry Haun

An empirical method that works by George Nash