Collar ties, placed horizontally halfway down the rafters, hold the rafters and roof planes together ... or the area above the garage into usable living space. Scissor trusses allow for somewhat ...

Roof trusses are load-bearing. They are designed to support the weight of the roof and are just as effective, if not more effective, than rafters. Work with a trusted roofer to determine the right ...

Since you're in southeastern Pennsylvania, the scene of record-setting snowfalls last winter, my hunch is that you had snow-load deflection on the garage roof. Smaller rafters or trusses spaced ...

The good news for you should you be building a new home, adding a large room addition, or even building another structure with a pitched roof ... used attic trusses over the large garage to ...

If your wing addition is going to be very large, trusses are strong enough to cover a longer span than standard roof rafters. In cold climates with a heavy snow load, this extra strength of ...

Cutting and assembling rafters requires a skillful carpenter and a fair amount of time. To simplify the job and save time and ...

2. Real or fake? If your home has traditional roof rafters and an open attic, you can add a functioning dormer that you can walk into. If your home was built with trusses, you can install a make ...

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 ...

Forty-two wooden roof trusses collapsed and splintered this week during construction of Unity’s new public works garage. No one was hurt when the 80-foot-long trusses fell — some on Sunday and ...