With the Chappell Master Framer, you can calculate cuts for complex roof frames
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Field repairs should always be designed by an engineer
Since 2007, Florida has required contractors to reinforce the wall-to-roof connection during some remodeling or re-roofing work.
New LVL framing straightens and stiffens an underbuilt timberframe
The Horizontal Under-Eave Guardrail System is an easy-on, easy-off rooftop railing for use with trusses.
Building on the ground is faster and safer than framing on the roof.
A horizontal beam and steel tie rods resist rafter thrust with little disruption to the rest of the structure.
Use this simple technique to adjust for height above plate when figuring roof cuts.
Pedestal supports and preassembled wood tiles simplify installation and maintenance.
A look at the techniques used to add skylights and thermal solar collectors to a foam-core roof.
By combining trusses with stick framing, the author was able to frame a new roof without damaging the finished rooms below.
Truss-style construction simplified the framing of this serpentine roofline.
Tree roots and foundation cracks; code logic; mixing plastics; site-built arched trusses
Modifying the existing trusses from below saved the cost of rebuilding the roof.
Carefully shoring the entire structure allowed it to be repaired one section at a time.
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Q: My client wants to add a 16-inch-wide 4-inch-deep tray ceiling in a room where the drywall ceiling is attached to the bottom chord of roof trusses. To do this, I'd have to cut out and raise the bottom chords of the trusses. Is that possible?
New Florida codes compel contractors to upgrade the roof-wall connections on qualifying older homes when replacing the roof covering. In this article Richard Reynolds, who helped write the new code language, outlines the steps involved: how to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or...
Q. My clients have a garage with a conventionally framed 4/12 roof that they want to convert to living space. They like the idea of a vaulted ceiling but not the expense of the new structural ridge it would require. As a compromise, can I replace the existing ceiling joists with rafter ties?
Precise framing, peel-and-stick membrane, and metal flashings ensure a leakproof job.
Rafter tails and gable overhangs transform an otherwise plain-looking exterior.