Proper attic insulation is a game-changer for regulating home temperature and reducing energy bills. When soffit venting isn't part of the equation, insulation requires strategic adjustments to ...

In this video, learn how to install insulation in walls and ceilings, including fiberglass batts and insulation in roof trusses. Discover the purpose of rafter baffles or rafter vents and how to ...

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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.Code ...

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 ...

A variation of conventional masonry cavity wall construction that could accommodate high levels of insulation and a truss rafter roof were selected after cost analysis with the contractor. The ...

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 ...