SANTA MARIA 77 Dozens of homes in Santa Maria are being built with lightweight, triangular roof trusses composed of lumber held together with a sheet metal fastener bearing hooks 3/8-of-an-inch deep.

MILWAUKEE -- The first roof truss of the new Bucks arena was raised into position on Tuesday morning, May 2nd at the Milwaukee Tool Construction Site. The job ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Construction of the new Vikings stadium hit several key milestones this week. With just over a year to go before construction is completed, several new features are starting to ...

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 ...

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Construction on the $2 billion Las Vegas Athletics ballpark is advancing with major structural and interior work completed, keeping the project on track. Recent achievements include installation of ...

A crane was used to help get 46-foot long oak logs onto the campus. But the bulk of the work will be done using axes and other medieval techniques. (WTOP/John Domen) It’s hard to dispute that the ...