Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential construction makes use of trusses to support the roof.

A listener recently called our radio show to complain about an ongoing problem that she had been battling for many years. Apparently, her home had been plagued by constant cracks at the joint where… ...

Startup Costs: $10,000 - $50,000 Franchises Available? No Online Operation? No. Most new home construction now utilizes pre-engineered and built roof trusses, as opposed to traditional rafter ...

For Cooper Mill, the warehouse had to be deconstructed brick by brick, and those bricks went back into the restoration.

The Rafter Square, or Speed Square, does more than mark perpendicular lines. Here's how to make sense of all the numbers on your square and get the most out of this tool.

A falling ceiling truss at a construction site created a domino affect, leading to one man being crushed as rafters fell in rapid succession, according to investigators in Tennessee. Putnam County ...

Well, here’s a new kind of football blooper. Two individuals climbed the rafters at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, rolling out a big banner from a ridge truss ...

Available in Two Lengths, and Designed for Truss, Rafter, and Stud Connections, the WSTS Screw Provides Uplift Resistance and Lateral Load Resistance. May 30, 2019 02:15 ...

A falling ceiling truss at a construction site created a domino affect, leading to one man being crushed as rafters fell in rapid succession, according to investigators in Tennessee. Putnam County ...