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 ...

We are adding a master bedroom and family room "wing" to our house. It will have a standard pitched roof. Do you recommend having the roof stick built with lumber or using pre-made roof trusses? — Arn ...

You are driving around the new subdivision and you see an attractive house being built using steep pitched roof trusses. No one is around so you decide to look inside. You peer up into the maze of ...

Question: We are adding a master bedroom and family room “wing” to our house. It will have a standard pitched roof. Do you recommend having the roof stick built with lumber or using pre-made roof ...

In this video, I frame out the "camphouse shed" project, including building custom roof trusses. I share the lessons learned ...

Most new home construction now utilizes pre-engineered and built roof trusses, as opposed to traditional rafter framing to form the roof structure of the house. This type of framing construction is ...

The Texas Rangers say construction at their new home, Globe Life Field, is 68% complete with the installation of the first retractable roof truss. The final section of the first truss was installed ...

ALOHA -- An estimated $300,000 to $400,000 worth of structural repairs is underway at after school officials learned that 119 wooden structures supporting the roof were damaged or broken. The school's ...