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.

If you’re working on your dream home, the topic of roof eaves may have come up. Here’s what roof eaves are and why you may consider adding them.

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the attic joists caused the roof of a two-story Colonial to slide off last week.Click to ...

Learn a reliable method for cutting roof rafters using simple math—no guessing or complex measuring required. Whether you're working on post-frame or stick-frame construction, this step-by-step ...

The roof deck collects the snow load and transfers the weight to the rafters. For any rafter, the portion of the roof deck that transfers this load is the tributary area.

A new kind of roof-and-attic system keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design.

From a design perspective, it's pleasing to view, and the semicircle is an uncommon pergola detail. I added a miter cut (or clip cut) because I enjoy it whenever I see each rafter soldiering one ...