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 ...

I’ve got one last project before winter sets in. I want to build a small shed, but I’m not sure how to frame the standard gable roof. I can handle placing the framing square to make the plumb and heel ...

Ohio’s historic barns once sheltered barn owls, now a threatened species. Conservationists work to restore habitat, protect ...

Roof framing has undergone a quiet revolution over the past half century. Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential ...

Oneonta Common Council member John Rafter, D-Seventh Ward, has resigned from his position as of Wednesday, June 14. The Oneonta City Clerk’s office announced his departure Thursday, June 15.

Is there any grant or financial assistance available? What would be the best approach to insulating the roof? You are replacing your roof covering and this gives you a rare opportunity to access the ...