The wood members are connected together with a fastener made of stamped sheet metal containing spikes ("gusset plates"). Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does ...

Do you recommend having the roof stick built with lumber or using pre-made roof trusses ... Measure and mark the locations of each truss on the top of the wall plates. Walking along the ...

Rafters are made from sloped framing boards of dimensional ... pieces of lumber linked with tooth plate connectors, trusses are very strong and stable, capable of spanning great distances of ...