JLC ??MAY 1991
Shopping for Custom
Trusses
If you bought trusses 25 years ago,
you were a pioneer. And you were
probably a spec builder putting up
simple houses with straight gables.
If you're buying trusses today,
you are just as likely to be a small
custom builder. And you're probably
using truss types even we
couldn't imagine back then: valley
and hip systems, girder trusses,
energy trusses that can be stuffed
with insulation, and trusses that
create vaulted ceilings, shed roofs,
flat roofs, roofs with load-carrying
attic space built in, and more.
Costs Dropping
Between standard truss design
software and in-house designers, fullservice
truss companies can now create
a system for almost any roof
drawn. And they can do it with
increasing