I can handle placing the framing square to make the plumb and heel cuts, but I’m confused about how to arrive at the exact length of the angled roof rafters. This is above my pay grade.

The third side, or hypotenuse, of that triangle can be created by just connecting one of the numbers on each leg of the framing square. That’s the magic of creating a roof rafter in its most ...

Rafters are the angled framing members that make up the roof structure. Roofing sheathing and the roofing materials are placed over and on top of the rafters. There are several types of rafters ...

Rafters are made from sloped framing boards of dimensional lumber -- usually 2x8s or 2x10s -- connecting the roof peak, known as the ridge board, to the plates of the exterior walls. They are ...

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the ... was built in 1996, the roof was attached using a framing design that was ...

Most new home construction now utilizes pre-engineered and built roof trusses, as opposed to traditional rafter framing to form the roof structure of the house. This type of framing construction ...

plates and purlins tie the posts and rafters together, while diagonal knee braces add rigidity. Factory-built structural insulated panels (SIPs) are roof, walls, insulation and window framing all ...

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the ... was built in 1996, the roof was attached using a framing design that was ...