The average roof structure is just a triangle. You’d be stunned how strong one is when you connect the three pieces of wood together correctly. The sloped sides of the triangle that create your roof ...

The bones of your roof can be made of many different materials. Most modern homes today employ roof trusses made in a factory. These are engineering marvels, as almost all of them are made using ...

Most modern homes today employ roof trusses made in a factory ... The outside walls that the ends of the roof rafters sit on would tilt out. In short order, the entire roof would collapse. The ...

According to Johnny Lovett from Grangeway Partners, you can generally identify the type of roof your home has by looking at ...

Roof strapping – including tying down roof battens to trusses and rafters, timber roof battens to rafters and roof trusses to wall frames.

Create a fresh outdoor space inspired by Washington’s popular garden styles, blending local flair with timeless design and ...

Most new home construction now utilizes pre-engineered and built roof trusses, as opposed to traditional rafter framing to form the roof structure of the house. This type of framing construction ...

A man was taken into police custody after officials said he refused to get off a homeowner’s roof.

Augusta Battalion Chief Jason Farris said the odds were 'astronomical' that a misfired firework could ignite an asphalt roof that was covered by a metal roof.

A retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people.

A work truck went through a guardrail, down an embankment and into a tree, heavily trapping the driver inside, according to the fire department.

A double-decker bus smashed into a low bridge on the outskirts of Manchester on Monday, ripping off the vehicle’s roof and leaving 15 people injured, three seriously.