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Old 12-09-2014, 10:55 AM
 
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Anyone that uses these made for television reality shows show the standard of what is done in building quality homes today, really does not understand the changes taking place in the real estate construction business.
There are reasons for those "changes taking place." A quick internet search will turn up a dozen or more comparisons of roof building techniques. Cheaper materials, faster construction and lower skill level of the carpenters are the reasons cited in the favor of trusses. Anyone who would prefer a technique based on economy of time and material rather than features and benefits of the end product will get exactly what they're looking for - a cheaper product. I'd prefer to have my house framed by someone who can make a birdseye cut rather than someone just lifting trusses into place.

While much reality TV is far removed from reality these building shows reflect a much higher standard of construction than the standard of mass production you cite. I'll take a ridge pole and rafters, thank you.
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Old 12-09-2014, 11:44 PM
 
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While much reality TV is far removed from reality these building shows reflect a much higher standard of construction than the standard of mass production you cite. I'll take a ridge pole and rafters, thank you.
Advantages of trusses over ridge pole and rafters.

1: Trusses are more expensive than the rafter roofs for the materials, but the cost spoon switches to the advantage of the trusses, when the labor costs of construction is taken into consideration.

2: Truss roofs are stronger than rafters, and are one reason for the popularity of the open floor plans so popular today. They do not need the load bearing walls inside the home, that rafter roofs require, as they can have much bigger span capability, unsupported by walls than rafter based roofs require. Truss roofs, give much more flexibility to design the interior of the home.

The well known Bob Vila says that you strengthen your roof when you use trusses, and trusses can even stand up to hurricanes. Trusses are the only way to go today, as they are designed for the homes of today and the future. The rafter system is long behind us.

http://www.bobvila.com/articles/373-...t#.VIfnbNLF_ts

3: A home can be closed up to the weather much faster using trusses than rafters built on site. A crew can instal the trusses and cover with plywood, then a plastic membrane in as little as a day, making the building secure to the weather which can damage the inside with the time involved using rafter construction.

4: A truss roof does not require the highly trained carpenters that rafters require, and eliminate a lot of the problems that happen when a carpenter makes a mistake building a rafter roof. The truss makes a stronger roof, and ensures a perfectly uniform flat surface for the roof, which often is not true with rafter roofs.

5: There are numerous types of truss roofs.

http://www.carpentry-pro-framer.com/roof-trusses.html

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Old 12-10-2014, 06:58 AM
 
Location: MID ATLANTIC
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Time to shoot some film and ask lots of questions while on new home site this week. That's what I do most days.....visit construction sites.
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