Copyright (c) 2012 FineHomebuilding.com en-us Fine Homebuilding - "Roof Framing Photo Contest" contest entries http://www.finehomebuilding.com/contest/roof-framing-contest Sat, 26 May 2012 15:08:46 -0500 Fine Homebuilding - "Roof Framing Photo Contest" contest entries http://www.finehomebuilding.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finehomebuilding.com/contest/roof-framing-contest Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:57:54 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9200/northwest-indiana-framing http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9200/northwest-indiana-framing Posted by kmalcer
First two are the same home. Third and fourth pictures are the framing of a barrel ceiling and the fifth is the inside of framed lighthouse which was part of another home. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9200/northwest-indiana-framing Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:37:12 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9165/the-jasper http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9165/the-jasper Posted by Timuhler
This is actually the same Mascord floorplan as the other one I posted, but a different elevation. The roof pitches for this one were 8-12 & 10-12.  We precut most of the roof and gang cut... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9165/the-jasper Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:14:30 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9159/muirkirk-i-joist-roof http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9159/muirkirk-i-joist-roof Posted by Timuhler
Early 2008, we started to get really slow.  We ended up with 4 custom homes and this was the second one of the year. It was very fun to frame, especially the roof and the specialty... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9159/muirkirk-i-joist-roof Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:45:31 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9146/muirkirk-hand-cut http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9146/muirkirk-hand-cut Posted by Timuhler
This house just started out as a rambler with a huge roof that we chose to stick frame instead of truss.  After we got it framed and saw how much attic there was, we framed that in.  The... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9146/muirkirk-hand-cut Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:10:14 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9136/bernies-house http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9136/bernies-house Posted by Timuhler
We signed up this customer in the summer of 2007 as the market was starting to slow down.  This is a Mascord design... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9136/bernies-house Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:43:59 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9073/heavy-timber-cross-gables-lantern-tower http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9073/heavy-timber-cross-gables-lantern-tower Posted by dbert
After several years of production framing and finish carpentry, I had the opportunity to cut my teeth as a timber-wright on this incredible mountain-top compound.  I worked full-time on this... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9073/heavy-timber-cross-gables-lantern-tower Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:43:04 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9078/interior-dome-under-trussed-hip http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9078/interior-dome-under-trussed-hip Posted by warren6810
15000 sq ft 3 story home. Mostly trussed. Some girders 52 feet long, bolted together. Entry trusses raised up 48 inches to allow for dome framing underneath. Dome diameter is 12' with an undrhanging... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9078/interior-dome-under-trussed-hip Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:00:23 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9055/luxury-home http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9055/luxury-home Posted by mjtz
I am a foreman for a framing subcontractor and this is a home my crew and I framed that was on display in a Luxury home tour. The roof was the most exciting... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9055/luxury-home Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:06:30 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9035/craftsman-roof-a-rama http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9035/craftsman-roof-a-rama Posted by dokshecky
This roof had gables upon gables, then dormers upon dormers, and to make sure we didn't relax during a cold and snowy winter, one end finished with hips spinning out over a hexagon porch. We loved... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9035/craftsman-roof-a-rama Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:42:00 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9016/farmhouse-renovation http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9016/farmhouse-renovation Posted by loneframer
Started with a 1923 farmhouse, razed and rebuilt the existing roof, added 1400 square feet of additions, including an octagonal breakfast nook. Did framing, roofing, siding, replacement windows... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9016/farmhouse-renovation Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:32:47 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8882/complex-cut-stack-from-pre-cut-package http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8882/complex-cut-stack-from-pre-cut-package Posted by Huck
As my crew and I took on more complex framing projects, I found the roof framing was bogging us down.  Walls and ceilings would go up quickly, then things would grind to slow-mo at the... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8882/complex-cut-stack-from-pre-cut-package Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:57:24 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9002/intersecting-octagons http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9002/intersecting-octagons Posted by PhotoPete
Heavy Timbers and Intersecting Octagons created a very interesting floor plan for this house in the hills of Santa Cruz. The Open Beam Framing of the Octagons required steel straps to encircle the... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9002/intersecting-octagons Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:04:30 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8992/sleepy-hollow-point http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8992/sleepy-hollow-point Posted by morgandesigns
This vacation house is sited out on point that projects into the lake and the house house bends around to capture views from every room. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8992/sleepy-hollow-point Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:44:00 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8986/natucket http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8986/natucket Posted by Meidus
nantucket cliffside beach club, Galley beach ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8986/natucket Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:27:24 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8979/big-island http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8979/big-island Posted by McKinnon
Turtle back roof on Big Island of Hawaii. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8979/big-island Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:04:22 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8973/hip-roof http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8973/hip-roof Posted by dunctank
The hand cut is a 3/12 slope. The common rafters are 3x8 rough fir, 24" on centre. The hips and valleys are 3x10 rough fir. We beveled our hips and valleys rather than dropping them because the... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8973/hip-roof Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:45:57 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8969/piano-barn http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8969/piano-barn Posted by chabest
I've done few roof projects and somehow found myself in this one. They tell me I've made a Ship's Knee. I guess it looks like one. Timber Framing is way more difficult, I've found. The valley rafter... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8969/piano-barn Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:09:57 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8961/house-of-9-gables-in-alabama http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8961/house-of-9-gables-in-alabama Posted by Andy_Bell
This is the house I built for my family.  I did 90% of the work over 15 months.  This is built in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Opelika, AL, now a historic district.  On this site... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8961/house-of-9-gables-in-alabama Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:40:59 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8949/ferndale http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8949/ferndale Posted by loneframer
Roof is completely stick framed. ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8949/ferndale Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:37:09 -0500 http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8943/lagoon-road http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8943/lagoon-road Posted by loneframer
This is another example of an all stick framed roof. The unique part of this roof is the center gable above the curved stairs. The gable is also curved as well as some of the walls on the other end... ]]> http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/8943/lagoon-road