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 ...

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 ...

The MSG Sphere at The Venetian will begin looking more sphere-shaped in the months ahead with the installation of 32 massive roof trusses. The first of the 200-foot trusses, weighing more than 100 ...

In a crucial step forward for the building of Milwaukee’s new downtown arena, the first roof truss of the new Bucks arena were raised into position at the Milwaukee Tool Construction Site on Tuesday ...

Q: I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to have ...

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 ...