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Use the 45-degree angle on your speed square to cut uniform ends off of your rafters by holding the bottom lip against the wood and cutting at an angle. Screw the lip of each rafter into the side of a single, separate joist that is the same length as your playhouse with #3 wood screws. Space your 6 rafters apart equally on each side of the joist that you’re using as a center beam for your roof.  You can use the same sized wood as your joists and just shave the edges off after you’ve installed it. A rafter is any diagonal frame that is sloped against a center beam to form a roof. To make your rafters fit perfectly on top of the walls, you’ll need to cut a triangular section out of each rafter so that the wood sits flat at the angle where it meets the joist. Put your rafters on top of the house and mark the location where it sits on top of the joist on each rafter. Use the 45-degree side of your speed square as a straight edge and measuring tool to cut these pieces out of each rafter with a jigsaw. After the rafters are resting in place, adjust the placement of your rafters by lifting and moving them along the top of your playhouse so that they sit flush with the 4 walls. Fit plywood or particle board sheets over the top of your rafters and nail them into the rafters with a nail gun to close your roof. You can add trim if you’d like to by holding pieces of finished wood against the edges and nailing them into the side of each edge with your nail gun. The section between your wall and the angular roof will still be open. Measure this triangular section and add 2 inches (5.1 cm) to each side of your measurement so that you can nail it into the frame where it’ll rest. Measure and draw your roof siding out with a grease marker and a straight edge before cutting out your roofing material with a jigsaw or circular saw. Slide the siding behind the open area in your roof and nail it into the back of the 2 rafters and the frame at the top of the wall with a nail gun.

summary: Cut your rafters with a speed square and jigsaw. Remove the section of each rafter where it meets the joist. Hoist your rafters into place and cover the roof with plywood. Fill in your siding by measuring the open space between your roof and the wall.


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If it only protects you from wind damages, not flood damage, contact your insurance agent or FEMA for advice on how to add flood insurance. Check with your local insurance agent for details.

summary: Check Your Homeowner's insurance. Get a separate flood insurance policy to protect your basement from rising tides.


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If you cannot, refer to step 2. During open house, a week or so before school starts, you may be given a map around the school. If so, make sure to view it over the weekend before you start school. At open houses, you will likely be given your schedule. If you feel like you may get lost, look around the school and practice the route you will take. Go in the order of what classes you will normally go to, and make sure you know where the important things are like your locker (if you have one), the cafeteria, the office, vending machines, and the bathrooms. A few nights before school, go over your schedule and memorize which class you will be going to, remember your teachers' names, and if you think you will need them, then the room numbers too.  Practice this in order while imagining the route you will make to each. You want to be prepared so you will not get lost or have trouble finding where each classroom is. Learn in depth the sports there, the clubs you can join, any traditions the school is familiar with, and ask them about your teachers if they had them.  You can also ask them about the first day there, if it makes you feel better. Make sure you are learning important things that will help you better transition into your new school.
summary: Get a map of the school if possible. Practice your schedule if you are uncomfortable during open house. Make sure you remember your schedule. Ask an older brother or sister who has attended for tips and information.