Training the Trades
Framing an Octagonal Roof
Here's John Carroll's step-by-step guide to framing roofs for octagonal gazebos and other eight-sided structures.
14 MIN READ
Dimensional Lumber Roofs
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Building Performance
Why and How to Build an Insulated Overroof
11 MIN READ
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Structure
Roof Collapse Averted
5 MIN READ
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Structure
Adding a Steel 'Backbone' to a Failed Ridge Beam
5 MIN READ
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Q&A
Ridge Beams vs. Ridge Boards
3 MIN READ
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How To
‘Handy Formulas for Stick Framing Roofs’
3 MIN READ
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Insulation
Dense-Packing Unvented Roofs
8 MIN READ
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Training the Trades
Circular Saw Techniques
7 MIN READ
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How To
Rafter Framing for a Conical Roof
5 MIN READ
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Q&A
Raising Ceiling Joists to Create a Vaulted Ceiling
2 MIN READ