For example, a house with a 38-foot span and an 8/12 pitch could accommodate a 12-foot-wide room. With a 10/12 roof, the room width could be 16 feet. Your truss builder can help you with the numbers.

I have attic trusses that span my garage, giving me a room that’s 12 feet wide with a ceiling height of 8 feet. Part of the walls of the room are sloped, but that’s OK. I’ve also used attic ...

Usually, the cracks open in winter and close in summer. This happens in houses with truss framing to support the roof. If you were to peek into your attic, you’d probably see pieces of wood ...

The traditional means of supporting a roof is rafters (otherwise known as "stick framing"), cut, built and installed on site by an expert carpenter.Rafters are made from sloped framing boards of ...