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.

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 ...

Volunteers hew a full-size replica of a truss from the French cathedral . Thirteenth-century carpenters used axes to cut and shape the timbers for the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Built with the ...

A crane was used to help get 46-foot long oak logs onto the campus. But the bulk of the work will be done using axes and other medieval techniques. (WTOP/John Domen) It’s hard to dispute that the ...

Students will help construct roof support structures on Ho Plaza this week, as a part of Cornell Habitat for Humanity’s annual Truss Days event, according to Daniel Waizman ’16, the organization’s ...

A new 60,612-square feet plant and office facility will be opening next year on the north side of Hartford. Black Tie Components, which will build wood floor trusses, wood roof trusses and ...

US LBM, a national building-materials distributor, will add a 100,600-square-foot facility in Auburndale to expand its manufacturing and distribution throughout Central Florida. The facility at 500 ...