Once the bundle or bundles of trusses are placed flat on the roof, cut the bands to separate them. Building a temporary catwalk along the center of the ceiling makes it safer to handle and move ...

At Home Explore For flat floors and open designs, choose wood trusses over joists Feb. 5, 2021 at 8:55 am Updated Feb. 11, 2021 at 2:36 pm ...

We are designing a pitched roof for our 1950s-era home that has an almost-flat torch-down roof. We want to update the look and get a better roofing system. The engineer and construction company ...

Q. The roof on my house is just a big flat area. I’ve seen similar style houses that have a dormer on the roof. This structure makes the house far more interesting. What does it take to add ...

Once the bundle or bundles of trusses are placed flat on the roof, cut the bands to separate them. Building a temporary catwalk along the center of the ceiling makes it safer to handle and move ...

TYPES OF ROOF STRUCTURE There are only two main options for the roof structure of a flat-to-pitched conversion: deadload (also known as a propped rafter) and self-supporting (or spanning truss).