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 ...

When a construction project stalls because structural components arrive late, spec incorrectly, or fail inspection, the costs ripple fast — delayed schedules, frustrated crews, budget overruns. For ...

I’ve been doing a lot of work lately on the detailing side for residential builds, specifically comparing the long-term cost-to-performance ratio of engineered systems versus traditional stick framing ...

I’m sure you’ve driven across or seen large steel truss bridges that are made by combining any number of huge steel beams into right triangles that interconnect. When viewed from the side they look ...

We are adding a master bedroom and family room "wing" to our house. It will have a standard pitched roof. Do you recommend having the roof stick built with lumber or using pre-made roof trusses? — Arn ...

Engineered trusses address these concerns by removing uncertainty from the framing process. Contractors can calculate material needs accurately because truss dimensions match specifications exactly.