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 ...

For most homes, using roof trusses is a far better construction method than stick built roof framing. The main exception is if you plan to use the attic area for storage of large items.

But experts say the design of the 58-year-old bridge is rarely used in new crossings, ... Truss's Design Is Dated, but Common. By . Kris Maher. Share. Resize.

As the roof truss lifts take place, in the back of many minds will be the 1999 Big Blue crane collapse at the Miller Park construction site. Three workers died when the 567-foot crane collapsed ...

This iron truss bridge, built by the George E. King Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa, and dating from 1899, is not only the sole connection between the original portion of the cemetery on the ...