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    Question about insulation of rafter baffles

    Getting ready to insulate the roof of our new garage, and I have a question. We're using Owens Corning Raft-R Mate rafter baffles running to the peak, w/ a vented ridge cap installed. Rafters are 24 in on center, top chord of the rafter is a 2x6, and the rafter baffles are approximately 2"...
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    Misalignment at rafter mending plates

    Looking for some suggestions on how to deal w/ an issue with the roof rafters in a garage my mom had built. I've noticed on a couple of the roof rafters, where the mending plate is located on the bottom chord, the 2 2x8's that make the bottom chord aren't flush with each other, leaving a step...
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    Loft Framing Question

    Recently my mom had a local contractor build a 24x40 garage for her. The original plans called for a 6/12 pitch roof, but she requested a 9/12 so that we could also put a loft in above the garage. The contractor worked w/ a local truss builder and we had loft rafters fabricated. After building...
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