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thanks. can I ask why not the top pic? if I do the bottom way I'll need to do extra framing to support the ridge peak... the beam is a full 7" wide I can't bridge that with sheathing. there's also the issue of ridge ventilation.

i'm building a garage that will have a 7x18 structural ridge beam holding up the roof. the rafters are 2x12. What's the best way to connect the rafters to the ridge beam.... use birds mouth cuts at the top to bear directly on the beam, or use rafter hangers... see attached pic...

so here's my dilemma with the connection to the main panel in the house. see pics. the house has a 200A main panel, and 100A subpanel. both are full. the sub panel is powering 3 separate 240V AC units, so I'm now thinking I can't just consolidate cirucits in the sub panel (using tandem...

Yes it will be permitted & insepcted. The garage is new construction so the whole thing will be under a microscope. I just hope they don't snoop around on any existing stuff I've done over the years....

thanks all. the #2 MHF is a good tip. our code is NEC 2008 with the following exceptions: (B) Exceptions: In lieu of article 334, nonmetallic sheathed cable: types nm, nmc and nms all lighting and receptacle circuits must be enclosed in electrical metallic tubing, except for flexible...

ok. a few stupid questions... 1) this would be 4 separate wires, not a single 4 wire cable? I guess I thought feeders needed to be cabled together if run under ground? 2) in my area in Illinois conduit is required for residential wiring. for the 15' run inside the house to where it punches out...

I'm planning to run 100A partially above ground to a detached garage. the main house is 200A with a main panel and sub panel. My plan is to connect to the subpanel via a 100A breaker, then run 1/0 1/0 1/0 2 AL to the garage 80ft away. My plan is to punch it out the back of the house under the...