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However, the engineer insisted that the rafter ties be connected to the ends of the rafters using 1-inch through bolts, not nails. I knew from experience that the holes had to be 1 inch in diameter.

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MARSHFIELD, Mass. — One of the trees that toppled over during the high winds that hit Massachusetts on Friday morning crushed the roof of a professional building along Route 139.

DEBBIE ALMY, Needham Right as rain. To elaborate, the bottom part of the roof has lots of snow because below is a crawl space along the eaves, with a 3-foot insulated knee wall and insulation in other ...