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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Timber trusses are wooden structural frameworks used to support roofs or other heavy structures. Fabricated from a series of triangles linked by a ridge beam and purlins, wooden trusses are ...

Apparently, her home had been plagued by constant cracks at the joint where the walls and ceiling meet. She explained that over the years she had experienced minor cracks over windows and doors, but ...

The construction of domestic roofs refers to the frame construction and covering that is found on the majority of detached houses in temperate or cold climates. These roofs tend to be built with ...

A falling ceiling truss at a construction site created a domino affect, leading to a man being crushed under nearly two dozen trusses, according to investigators in Tennessee. The worker was ...