When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to have an attic. Can you have an attic with a modern truss? Is it hard to do?

It's easy. A truss designer uses software that creates two giant girder trusses that allow for a full-sized staircase up into the new attic space.

Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with two-by-fours. Typically the truss designer will specify a very strong wood species like southern yellow pine or even Douglas fir.

Answer: 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 ...

Tariffs, automation and labor shortages, all inside a facility that builds trusses — the products that literally hold up your ...

Angular concrete roof trusses frame the flexible open-plan attic that crowns this Indonesian house, which has been renovated ...

If your ceiling drywall is sagging between joists, sometimes called “pillowing,” it’s probably on the top floor and attached to the roof trusses. If so, there’s a good chance the ...

What a worker at the Broadway at the Beach store found while in the trusses. It was far from normal and indicated there is a ghost.

From noisy plumbing issues to cold homes (and even bigger problems), here are some mistakes to avoid during the building process.