Unlike conventional construction, lightweight wood truss construction does not obtain its strength from the size of the materials used but rather from compression and tension of the materials used in ...

Fire services officials are yet to ascertain the cause of the blaze Ponda: Wooden rafters and used thermacol were destroyed in a fire that had engulfed a house at Kaswada-Talaulim in Ponda taluka on ...

Q: I have a redwood patio overhang about 16 by 16 feet. The 2-by-8 rafters are attached to the roof of my house and extend to where they rest on a beam held up by three posts. I needed to replace the ...