Q: I have a redwood patio overhang about 16 by 16 feet. The 2-by-8 rafters are attached to the roof of my house and extend to where they rest on a beam held up by three posts. I needed to replace the ...

DEAR TIM: I’m now retired and starting to attack a huge list of projects. One of them is building a simple shed, and I have no clue how to cut and create a simple roof rafter. I know it can’t be that ...

Your home’s roof is one of the most important parts of your house, serving as the first line of defense against rain, ...

Q: I have a house built in the late 1970s that has large beams exposed beyond the roof line. After more than 30 years of neglect and exposure there is a good deal of dry rot in them. I think I should ...

Make your roof last longer (and save yourself a ton of cash) by paying attention to these 15 indicators of common problems ...

Roof framing has undergone a quiet revolution over the past half century. Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential ...