The registration of the professional designation officially took place late last year, when the SAQA board registered 'certified timber roof truss designer' as an additional professional designation ...

The Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA), the South African professional body and regulator of the engineered timber structure industry, offers insight into the benefits of pre-fabricated roof ...

DEAR TIM: My family is growing and I need to move my home office. I looked up into the attic over my garage that’s built with standard roof trusses. There’s plenty of room to create an office. How do ...

Dear Jason: Look for a new contractor. Special designs of roof trusses are available, some not priced much higher than standard trusses, specifically designed for attic storage areas or full rooms.

DEAR TIM: My family is growing and I need to move my home office. I looked up into the attic over my garage that’s built with standard roof trusses. There’s plenty of room to create an office. How do ...

Dear Pat: My living room has a pitched roof over it. Iwas thinking about removing some or all of the roof trusses toconvert it to a sloped ceiling with a skylight. Is this a feasibleproject, or will ...

Kevin Hancock, president and CEO of Hancock Lumber, shown at left, and Mike Boulet, general manager of Mainely Trusses, announced this week that Hancock has acquired Mainely Trusses, a market-leading ...