In Episode 11 of the Building My Dream Workshop series, I tour a truss manufacturing plant to see how roof trusses are built, then begin installing them on the workshop structure. This episode ...

Panelized wood roofs have been in use for more than 40 years west of the Mississippi, where wood has always been plentiful, but the roofing system is new to regions east of the mighty river and in ...

Flat roof extensions can often offer the best design solution for many different types of house extension. Simple, discreet and not adding extra height to your overall plans, they can also be more ...

We are in the process of buying a house in Park Slope. The Engineer inspected the house today and found evidence of fire damage in the roof. The roof joists are quite heavily charred. The house has ...

BRATTLEBORO -- A faulty roof joist, not snow load, is to blame for a roof collapse at a multi-tenant building, along Technology Drive, Monday, according to Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi. Both ...

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the attic joists caused the roof of a two-story Colonial to slide off last week.Code ...

The city building inspector in Concord, New Hampshire, suspects faulty connections between the rafters and the attic joists caused the roof of a two-story Colonial to slide off last week.Click to ...