I get frequent emails from homeowners who want to cut into their roof trusses. I always tell them, “No, don’t do it!” ...

A reader is buying a house with a shallow-pitch roof. The roof surface is asphalt shingles, which concerns the reader because it is a roof that looks nearly flat. A home inspector said the roof slo… ...

Roof pitches are categorized by either low-pitch or fast-pitch. How does a roof’s pitch affect a gutter system’s ability to collect and drain water away? The lower the pitch, the slower the ...

The roof pitch is determined by the types of tile. The tiles can be a sum of several small pieces, such as ceramic tiles, concrete and some PVC, or they can also be a combination of large plates ...

The pitch of common roof rafters is designated by identifying the rise of the roof per foot of run. You may hear a carpenter say, “Your house has a 4/12 roof.” ...

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 ...