Buildings that contain any type of truss construction are susceptible to collapse from fire exposure in a very short amount of time. One of the most easily identifiable (when able to be visualized ...

Over time, some of these buildings have been converted to other types of businesses or structures, making the presence of a bowstring truss roof less obvious. Although not used in construction as ...

The shape of your attic and roof—plus the type of building upon which your roof is installed—will dictate the kind of trusses required. When you hire a roofing contractor, they’ll be able to ...

that’s really his name), “the top number is the type of construction and the bottom letters tell which building components are of truss construction.” An F stands for trusses in Floor ...

The Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis was a truss bridge, one of six main bridge types. Here's a quick look at the different types: A truss bridge is a bridge composed of ...

Stock Building Supply is slowly beginning to ramp up production again for the manufacturing of prefabricated roof and floor truss products, two key components in the home building industry.

US LBM, a national building-materials distributor, will add a 100,600-square-foot facility in Auburndale to expand its manufacturing and distribution throughout Central Florida. The facility at ...