I gave lots of thought to the simple rafter tails in my pergola how-to article in PM's May 2009 ... it's pleasing to view, and the semicircle is an uncommon pergola detail. I added a miter cut ...

Cut the new rafter tails longer than necessary and once they're all in, cut them in place. Snap a line from one end of the rafter to the other and cut each rafter to length at any angle you wish.

Crucial net-zero insulation. Apprentices. Efficient decorative lighting. Rafter tails. Insulation is crucial to a net zero house. Kevin finds Jeff and the apprentices starting the work. Dana shops ...

CASTLETON ON HUDSON, N.Y., June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention to Detail announces the release of Easy Rafters 4.0, the latest version of its interactive roof design software for builders ...