Quote from: DavidMSmith on May 12, 2025, 04:31:40 AM.......This approach doesn't seem right and I am unsure how to properly frame this section to ensure proper stability and support for the roof.

I don't fully understand what part you are questioning. The supporting wall design or the roof rafter design?  In case it will help here's a drawing of the rafter to wall joints.
 

I am planning on building a 20'x12' shed roof cabin and am having some confusion when modeling the framing in SketchUp, specifically regarding the side walls (scratch walls) and how the rafters sit on the top slab. The front wall is 12 feet high, while the back wall is 8 feet, using 2x6 lumber. 

This approach doesn't seem right and I am unsure how to properly frame this section to ensure proper stability and support for the roof. 

Any guidance on the correct framing technique would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone, I am so glad to know this wonderful forum.

I am planning to build a small house in the countryside of Alabama, where the climate is hot and humid all year round, with an average temperature of 32-35°C in the summer and 5-10°C in the winter. I want to build a suitable roof that is both heat-resistant and warm in the cold season, while saving on construction and maintenance costs.

Do you have any experience with which type of roof is best suited to this climate? Should I choose a traditional tile roof, a corrugated iron roof, or a flat roof? And if I choose a corrugated iron roof, what type of insulation should I use to reduce the heat in the summer?

Thank you very much!

Looks that question was from a spammer (had a hidden link in signature, since deleted) but thanks for jumpin' in to help! 

I suppose one could gang together as many window units as one would like, but two or three is probably the practical limit from a structural standpoint.

Here is a three-gang of windows with one header, utilizing the recent advanced framing options:

Version 1.0.0 - 05.10.2025
- Enabled an edge material/texture for LSL rim boards.
- Fixed a bug with diagonal deck boards for large aspect ratio decks/floors.
- Fixed a number of misc. minor bugs.
- Added the following steel deck profiles: 2.0D, 3.5D, BCD-36, N3CD-32, W2CD-36, W3CD-36.



The floor opening tool and the MPC wood trusses are still pending so I really don't want to call this Version 1.0.0 but I also really need to get some bug fixes out the door and some other minor updates and I've run out of letters in the alphabet.  In the next couple of weeks I'm hoping to devote all of my time to these two big items and see if we can actually knock them out this time.

I'll be the first to admit that I am spread a bit thin with all of these plugins.  I've been bouncing back and forth between the Wall and the Truss plugins for the last couple of months but now the Floor plugin needs my attention.

Version 3.9.9b - 05.09.2025
- Enabled backward compatibility with existing windows (advanced framing options).

!!! CRITICAL BUG FIX !!!
When I rolled this out last night I forgot to add exactly one line of code which would have made sure that all previous windows were backward compatible with the recent inclusion of the advanced framing options.  Please update your installation to this latest version if you have recently installed Version 3.9.9.  My apologies for this major inconvenience and my somehow missing this with the initial release of this new feature.

If I were your friend and had to give you just one solid piece of advice - insulate the underside of your floor.

Tutorial 70 - Advanced Framing Options for Windows (11:03 min.)