Why Roof Trusses? They Cut Costs, Use Less Lumber, Speed the Job

House framing methods have remained basically unchanged for many years with one notable exception. This is in the field of roof framing. Within a relatively short time the use of wood trusses in residential construction has become an accepted and well-established construction method.Les m\ue9thodes de charpentage de b\ue2timents r\ue9sidentiels sont demeur\ue9es essentiellement inchang\ue9es depuis plusieurs ann\ue9es, \ue0 une exception notable pr\ue8s, soit celle des charpentes de toitures. En un laps de temps relativement court, la m\ue9thode utilisant les fermes de bois en construction r\ue9sidentielle s'est impos\ue9e et est maintenant bien \ue9tablie.Reprinted from Canadian Builder, Vol. 12, No. 8, August 1962, p. 38-39Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye