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 ...

In this video, I frame the entire roof of my 20 x 32 workshop by myself. Watch as I set and brace the trusses, build ladder ...

In Episode 11 of the Building My Dream Workshop series, I tour a truss manufacturing plant to see how roof trusses are built, then begin installing them on the workshop structure. This episode ...

Dear Jason: Look for a new contractor. Special designs of roof trusses are available, some not priced much higher than standard trusses, specifically designed for attic storage areas or full rooms.

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 ...

I like the openness of a high ceiling. Is it possible to remove some roof trusses to convert part of the ceiling to a high, sloped one or ...

Last week, I was downloading some photos from my fancy digital camera, and I stumbled across hundreds of forgotten photos I shot while my daughter’s new home was being built on Mt. Desert Island in ...

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 ...

Forty-two wooden roof trusses collapsed and splintered this week during construction of Unity’s new public works garage. No one was hurt when the 80-foot-long trusses fell — some on Sunday and the ...

The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of the construction of the roof on the Olympic Stadium’s, which began this week. The pictures show the first 30 metre long steel section of the ...