Roof-Overhang Design
Roof overhangs at the eaves and rakes protect the walls below from rain and sun. But are they really necessary?
Attic Ventilation Channels
Baffles are needed to prevent the insulation from filling the space between the ceiling and the roof sheathing along the eave edges.
Valley Framing: Calculating the Jack-Rafter Assignment
With the run measurements made from the site conditions, Warwick CTC students calculated the diagonals and made templates.
13 Microllam Beams Frame the Roof Skeleton
Lifting beams using a flash of inspiration and some brute (hydraulic) force.
Exterior Insulation on a Garage-to-House Wall
Insulating the garage wall with mineral-wool insulation took 90 minutes (with 7 focused minds and 14 hands).
Tough Choice: Double-Pane vs. Triple-Pane Windows
For ProHOME, the double-pane choice met the net-zero target — and the cost savings paid for a PV solar array.
Uplift and Hold-downs
Structural engineers are concerned with various types of loads, the main ones falling into the categories of gravity loads and horizontal loads. A third category is uplift, which also relates…
Backfilling the Garage
Screened tailings fill most of the volume of the garage foundation and minimize the amount of compacting we have to do
Garage Slab: Many Hands Make for Easy Work
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center students practice placing and finishing the garage slab while Bruce and I goof off.
Building and Trimming Eave Overhangs
Attaching the eave to the wall rather than the rafter makes for a faster, straighter, and safer installation

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