Framing

Factory-made trusses save time and give you a roof engineered for strength and stabilityby Larry Haun

by John Spier

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to buildby Scott McBride

Making soffits and fascias line up when intersecting roof pitches aren't the sameby Scott McBride

Trusses can be used to frame even complex roofs, but they must be installed and braced properlyby Stephen Smulski

Build one roof on top of the other and skip the valley raftersby Larry Haun

One good valley rafter supports anotherby Scott McBride

An empirical method that worksby George Nash

Two methods used to frame wave-like dormersby James Docker

Preventing roof leaks caused by ice dammingby Steve Kearns

Cutting and stacking the way pieceworkers do itby Larry Haun

A quartet of gables is linked by California-style valleysby Alexander Brennen

A technique for folding skylight flashingby David Marshall

Soldered copper flashing for a rooftop watershedby Scott McBride

How to combine a deck with a roof that won't leakby Dan Rockhill

A primer on production cutting and raising a hip and gable roofby Don Dunkley

This direct approach involves full-size layouts and stringing rafter linesby Tom Law