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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - 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 ...

The Colonial Revival hip roof takes shape and the foundation is opened for a garage door. Charlie and Tom Silva work in the attic, installing a hip beam and roof rafters to match the original roof.