Exposed trusses are exceptional architectural elements, at once structural -- they hold up the roof -- while modulating a space to give it scale and rhythm. But with the many truss types out there, ...

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 ...

Roof trusses and floor trusses are support structures that consist of one or more triangular units that are made with straight, slender members and connected at the ends as joints. Roof trusses are ...

Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

The traditional means of supporting a roof is rafters (otherwise known as "stick framing"), cut, built and installed on site by an expert carpenter. Rafters are made from sloped framing boards of ...

Web members are cut from pallets. If you have access to small diameter trees and wood pallets, and live in an area not restricted by building codes, then this truss design is one good low cost roof ...

A career in construction can begin long before materials reach a job site. During Careers in Construction Month, 84 Lumber is highlighting the people who build roof and floor trusses and the career ...