Q: I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to have ...

Q. Tim, I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to ...

I just moved into a town house and I was wondering if it is possible to install plywood in my attic space to use it for storage. I currently have a hatch in the hall that I have to remove and bring a ...

Exposed trusses are exceptional architectural elements, at once structural -- they hold up the roof -- while modulating a space to give it scale and rhythm. But with the many truss types out there, ...

We are adding a master bedroom and family room "wing" to our house. It will have a standard pitched roof. Do you recommend having the roof stick built with lumber or using pre-made roof trusses? — Arn ...

Finishing an attic is expensive and time-consuming, but if all you need is a little extra storage, it's not necessary. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal ...

Roof framing has undergone a quiet revolution over the past half century. Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential ...