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I used rafter hangers to help me attach to the ridge board. I used the ones that are only about 3 inches long so the bottom 3 inches or so of rafter just sits on theridge board. Do I also need to nail this part of the rafter, or is the hanger sufficient?

I will be framing my garage in the coming week and have a question about setting the man door. As you can see with the attached picture the sill extends outwards by about 1-1/4 inches. The door will sit directly on the slab so there is nowhere for this to go if I set the front of the door...

I am getting ready to build a 12x22 wood framed detached garage. I had the concrete contractor out today for an estimate and he said he always recommends pouring 1 foot wider than the dimensions of the building to ensure that the edges don’t crack during high winds, freezing thawing cycles, etc...

I will be be building a detached garage on a concrete slab in the near future and have a question about the garage door header. The dimensions of the garage are 12x22 with 8 foot walls, and a 6/12 ridge beam roof. The garage door will be on the gable end and non load bearing. Dimensions of the...