Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...

In this video, I frame out the "camphouse shed" project, including building custom roof trusses. I share the lessons learned from previous concrete foundation challenges, resulting in a solid ...

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 ...