Q. Tim, I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to ...

Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

Q. Is it possible to build a multi-story home with no, or few, interior bearing walls or beams? I’ve looked at lumber span tables, and regular lumber doesn’t seem to be able to do what I want to be ...

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 ...

Even if your roof trusses feel like a barrier to converting your loft, with the right structural changes you can still extend ...