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Official Rules: Roof Framing Photo Contest

Ed Pirnik, producer

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Show us your most complex roof framing job for a chance to win a Paslode nailer.

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Fine Homebuilding's "Roof Framing Photo Contest" Official Rules
Show Us Your Hips, Valleys, and Dormers

Framers, this is your chance to show us what you've got and win a brand new Paslode nailer. If you've framed an exceptionally tough roof recently, post your completed project photos and perhaps a few in-progress shots as well. Eyebrows, Dutch roofs, gambrels, whatever it is, we want to see it.

In our latest gallery challenge, we're looking for examples of complexity in roof framing and overall aesthetics of the finished job.

ENTER THE CONTEST

Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER.  Entries for “Fine Homebuilding’s Show Us Your Hips, Valleys, and Dormers" Contest (Roof Framing Photo Contest) will be accepted during the period beginning at 12:01 p.m. ET on August 4, 2009 and ending at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 3, 2009 (the “Contest Entry Period”).  All entries must be received during the Contest Entry Period.  The Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (except Quebec), who are at least 18 years old. Contest void where prohibited.

TO ENTER:  There is one way to enter the contest. 1.) Visit Fine Homebuilding.com. Create an account if you do not already have one by entering your first name, last name, email address, password, security question and screen name.  Once you have created your account you can then upload your photos by entering a title, attaching the photos and adding a brief description of your project or photos. Submit your completed online entry form. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and may be published in any media and in any format at any time they wish in perpetuity.

Sponsor not responsible for unavailable network, failed server or other connections, miscommunications, interrupted, misrouted or scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise.  The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the website during the contest period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, of any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing  or downloading any material related to the contest.  The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupt the security or proper administration of the contest.  Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.  Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.  Entrants to abide by the Contest Rules and decisions of the judging panel which are final.

PRIZE/VALUE: Five winners will have the option of choosing between one (1) of either a Paslode CF325 Fuel Powered Framing Nailer valued at approximately $415 or a Paslode PowerFramer Framing Nailer (PF350) valued at approximately $309. We reserve the right to terminate the contest without choosing any winners if we do not receive entries that we determine to be adequate in number or quality.

TERMS/CONDITIONS:  Employees, officers, and contractors (including immediate family members and members of the same household) of  Sponsors, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, dealers, retailers, vendors of Sponsors, and all other entities associated with this promotion, are not eligible.

WINNING:  On or about September 4, 2009 judges will choose five winners from among all eligible entries received. Entries will be reviewed and judged by a panel of Fine Homebuilding editors.  Entries will be reviewed and judged on the basis of the following criteria: Overall quality and execution of framing; Complexity and solution to roofing problem posed in a given situation; and the aesthetics of the completed roof.  The winner will be notified by email initially, then by mail within 10 days of the selection.  Judges decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. One winning entry per person, household, or family.

CLAIMING PRIZES:  The winner will be required to provide proof of age.  Except where prohibited by law, entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use the winner's name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised.

WINNER’S LIST: Send self-addressed, stamped envelope by July 15, 2009 to:  Fine Homebuilding - “Take Your Best Shot" Contest Winners List Request, PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470.

SPONSOR:  The Taunton Press Inc., Fine Homebuilding Magazine 63 S. Main Street, PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT  06470-5506.

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Comments (7)

Huck writes: Near as I can tell, its 5 pictures per post, unless you're Charles Miller, he got 10 but isn't saying how, so I'm guessing its Exective Privilege. But you can enter as many 5-picture posts as your little heart desires. Just be sure to get your pictures resized to the correct size and resolution, otherwise they won't take. The site here is kinda finicky.
Posted: 3:02 pm on August 22nd

Timuhler writes: Huck,

I'll be a postin' tomorrow. How many can I post? I've got 1000's of pictures :-)
Posted: 10:40 pm on August 21st

Huck writes: JLC won't take your parking spot away
Posted: 9:25 pm on August 21st

RDA writes: @Timuhler: Huck's got the right idea, Tim. We're not taking any rights away from you, we just want the right to publish your image if we choose to do so. For example, sometimes FHB publishes a photo from the Project Gallery in the magazine, or we often feature notable images/entries on our home page. . .that sort of thing. You lose nothing by entering, but you could gain a nailer if you win. Good luck!
- Robyn
Posted: 1:33 pm on August 21st

Huck writes: Tim - I don't see where they're taking ownership of the copyrights from you. Just that you're giving them permission to use those images in their mag, website, a book, advertising, etc.

Come on, post some of those framing pictures of the bigfoot in action, or some of those cool roofs you've done!
Posted: 10:08 pm on August 19th

Timuhler writes: If I enter the contest, does this mean I can no longer use the images I post?

Here is a line from the rules, "All entries become the property of the Sponsor and may be published in any media and in any format at any time they wish in perpetuity."

Or is it specifically the entry as is entered and displayed? I'm not ready to give up my ownership of my pictures.

Any thoughts?
Posted: 7:43 pm on August 19th

Huck writes: "Send us your gables, your hips,
Your jacks and valleys, straining towards the ridge,
The wretched rafters of your framing follies.
Send these, the shingle-less, unsheathed to me,
I post my jpeg's upon the beaming monitor!"
Posted: 11:53 pm on August 17th

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