Where joist hangers are specified, compliance with BS EN 845-1 is mandatory. Built-in hangers require back plates tight ...

The house roof sloped 5 in. per foot (this is called a 5/12 slope) and extended 18 in. at the overhang. Your roof may vary from this, and the details of how the porch ties in will vary as well.

Expert advice on how to attach a patio roof to a house, with step-by-step instructions and construction diagrams. In This Article: Where to Attach a Patio Roof Ledger Mounting the Patio Roof ...

Learn how to build an A-rame house (complete with a cozy sleeping loft) in this illustrated, step-by-step guide from Mother Earth News. Read more.

Add the ceiling joists that tie the cabin together at the top and form the floor of the sleeping loft. Shingle the roof, install doors and windows, and then apply your exterior wall treatment.

Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz is director of the Schulmann School of Basic Jewish Studies and professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She is the author of, among ...

A roof rafter at the Justice Complex building in Jonesboro needs to be reinforced and services at the building will have to be moved. During a routine inspection of the building, the failing rafter ...

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