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When a homeowner asked for the contemporary look of a curved roof without the expense of beam or steel construction, the designer knew the answer was trusses.
Take a closer look at weather’s effect on plate movement
We will look back at 2020 as the Year of the Pivot.
Senior Truss Designer • Nelson Truss • Edgerton, WI
When Mandere Construction couldn’t get the trusses it needed to frame its projects, owner John Mandere went looking for the best truss folks he could find—and hired them
Look at marketing your brand through your online presence
This Research Report will look specifically at the sill plate requirements according to the 2009, 2012, and 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC) and clarify if a sill plate is required in the following conditions:
- Flat truss bottom chord bearing on ICF wall.
- Flat truss top chord bearing on ICF wall.
- Roof truss bearing on ICF wall.
Since I was 14 years old, I just wanted to own my own business. In 1986, I was selling lumber in Texas when the economy collapsed. With the market tanking, they laid off half of the employees. I was fortunate, I was pushed back down to retail sales but I wanted to get back into outside sales. The company’s truss plant began to struggle and I was asked to sell trusses. I said yes, despite not knowing what a truss was, and I have never looked back from there.
Per ANSI/TPI 1, truss-to-truss connections are under the scope of work of the truss designer. All other connections between a truss and another structural member (i.e. a wall or foundation) are the responsibility of the building designer.
Looking for an economical way to add square footage and an alternative to decreasing spans? Read on!
Trusses are engineered components that will perform as intended if installed correctly. However, those who are installing trusses are not always adept in deciphering truss layout drawings.
Best practices for addressing truss alterations by plumbers
Thank you to everyone who took time to comment on the new look and feel of the January/February issue of SBC Magazine.
The component industry is full of complex documentation, from blueprints and truss design drawings to bids and contracts. Reading these documents effectively and knowing what to look for can make the difference between a profitable job and a huge headache. This article will discuss some of the easy mistakes that can be made and advise on processes that can help reduce the chance they occur.
Annandale Millwork & Allied Systems ventured into the components industry differently from most manufacturers as our original business centered on doors and millwork. We diversified into wall panels in the early 1980s and eventually into roof trusses. From the beginning, we’ve always looked to use innovative processes to solve common construction problems.
SBCA Marketing Chair Jess Lohse takes a look at this month's issue and finds that it runs an interesting gamut!
In this issue, we take a look at the Framing the American Dream (FAD) project and the value it has for component manufacturers (CMs). This FAD overview lays the foundation for future articles in which we’ll go into greater depth on specific benchmarking data. A comment from Jack Dermer, president of American Truss, sums it up: “Now that the latest study is completed, the next step is for component manufacturers to look at their own markets and find different ways to talk about the study so it’s applicable to their own unique situations.”
Remembering Abner Yoder, the founder of Stark Truss
Partition separation is not typically caused by truss uplift.
Big C Lumber shared a lot with their guests and learned a lot as hosts. They offer a few tips for CMs looking to hold their own event.
Challenge yourself and your team to look for opportunities for improvement this winter so you can weather many winters to come.
$270 million project required 9,250 floor trusses, 1,580 roof trusses, and zero call backs
- Applied loading take-offs are critical to truss design efficiencies.
- Communication between the Truss Designer and Truss Design Engineer is key to minimizing truss design inaccuracies.
- The SBCA Load Guide is a free tool that can help Building Designers and everyone involved in the truss design process ensure that the applied loads are correct.
As Trussway Manufacturing approaches 50 years in business, we have taken a deep, introspective look at our business, our industry, and the future.