On Saturday all the men and boys came to help set the trusses ... hay in our barn due to the roof leaking too much. The foundation isn’t the best, so we decided to put up a pole barn for storage.

Depending on the roof design, the project may even call for custom trusses, rather than prefabricated ones already designed for certain spans and heights. Cutting custom trusses on site means more ...

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 ...

In the United States, roof and floor trusses that meet standards from the National Evaluation Service (NES) and the International Code Council (ICC) use designs that meet the requirements of local ...

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Inside a structure that also houses their office and showroom, the duo behind Hommeboys created a sumptuous retreat out of an ...

A barndominium's free-span truss design and allows it to have to have few, or even zero, load-bearing walls, allowing the living and work spaces to achieve their hallmark expansive, barn-like layout.

Pole barns, by design, are easy to build. They don't typically require interior stud-framed walls, which cuts down on the steps required for construction. Instead, posts are driven into the ground to ...

In an effort to keep up with the needs of area construction companies, Alpha Building Center in Shipshewana has constructed a ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Eight fire departments in Ottawa County helped put out a fire at a pole barn Friday morning. The fire broke out east of 60 th Avenue off Leonard. The report first came in ...

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