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Engineered Pressure-Treated Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- Honsador Lumber. Made of Douglas fir, these trusses are pressure-treated at the maker's sister company, Honolulu Wood Treating, to ensure high durability, the firm contends. The manufacturer uses a detector to ensure proper placement of the MT20 steel plates installed on the wood. Engineered wood roof and floor trusses are available. 503-224-0024.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- Raymond Building Supply Corp. This manufacturer's computerized auto-mill saws are fed by rotating lumber carousels, which can change setups in approximately 15 seconds, the firm says. The cut material is then identified with preprinted labels, sorted onto carts, and sent to one of 19 fabrication tables. All trusses are fabricated to each job's complexity. 877-731-7272.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- 84 Lumber. This manufacturer says it designs its metal-plate-connected roof trusses to cater to each project's needs. The latest MiTek design software, computerized saws, specialized jigging equipment, and precision wall panel systems are used in the manufacturing process. The company's plants are TPI-certified and -inspected. 800-664-1984.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- Ply Mart. Two-foot on-center roof trusses and 16-inch open-web floor trusses allow the builder of these townhomes easy access to run HVAC, plumbing, electrical pipes, and wires, the truss manufacturer says. The trusses are made to exact specifications, eliminating on-site trimming, the maker says. 770-447-5338.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- Burton Lumber. Designing and manufacturing trusses with Alpine Truss CAD software, Douglas fir larch lumber, and Alpine connector plates, this maker creates custom packages to meet each builder's needs. The truss division also includes TPI independent third-party inspection and a quality-control program that meets ANSI-TPI criteria. 800-388-8191.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- BMC West. This maker uses MiTek's truss design system to manufacture engineered roof trusses. The trusses are made with state-of-the-art equipment, software systems, and quality-control procedures, the firm says. Trusses are delivered to the jobsite based on the project's specifications and construction schedule, according to the manufacturer. 208-376-5505.
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Engineered Roof Trusses
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/23/2007)
- Universal Forest Products. Reducing the variables of building, these trusses are designed according to builder specifications, the manufacturer says. They also help builders save time instead of having to construct roof trusses on site. The company says it is North America's largest manufacturer of engineered roof systems for manufactured housing and site-built construction. 888-289-8374.
- Construction Products Review: Quick & Easy
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (5/15/2007)
- For Steve Langston, director of purchasing at Lennar/U.S. Home's Lee-Collier division in Southwest Florida there are two simple reasons for using prefabricated trusses on the 1,300 homes his team builds each year. "Speed and simplicity," Langston says. "Trusses have just evolved so much, you can use less specialized labor to get the roofs set, and with greater speed. That saves us money."
- Tile Roofs Add Value, Differentiate Builders
- Business Wire (5/15/2007)
- Builders looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the competition and provide the highest quality product to customers need look no further than Eagle Roofing Products. In addition to being durable, aesthetically pleasing and energy-efficient, Eagle concrete tile roofs are easily incorporated into a homes design and help increase its marketability.Curb appeal -- limitless styles, textures and color solutions
- IT's EASY GOING GREEN ; N.M. Builders Say Energy Efficiency is Now at Home in the Suburbs
- Albuquerque Journal (5/13/2007)
- Green-built homes have hit the mainstream. Living in an energyefficient house built of recycled materials once seemed like taking vitamins to most of us -- probably virtuous, but hardly interesting, and likely a bit expensive. Today's green-built homes don't look out of place in the average suburb and are "absolutely" within the price range of middle-income buyers, said Steve Hale, founding member of the Home Builders Build Green New Mexico committee.
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