Posts and beams can be steel, wood or engineered lumber. When placing joists, studs, rafters or trusses, carpenters need to ...

and mono trusses for roof extensions. Roof rafters are a popular alternative to trusses. These wooden beams slope downward from the central ridge or hip of the roof down to the top of the wall ...

Trusses are usually more affordable than rafters, especially when they are prefabricated. Rafters require hiring a carpenter to cut on-site, which adds to the labor cost. Talk with your trusted ...

A falling ceiling truss at a construction site created a domino affect, leading to one man being crushed as rafters fell in ...