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 ...

A falling ceiling truss at a construction site created a domino affect, leading to a man being crushed under nearly two dozen trusses, according to investigators in Tennessee. The worker was ...

Like rafters or roof beams, roof joists are used in roofing projects. Before the joists are fitted, wall plates are installed. In residential construction, these rafters, beams, and joists are mounted ...