PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Providence building officials believe bracing on roof trusses failed, causing the collapse of an under-construction church addition over the weekend, Target 12 has learned.

Q. I’m facing some building projects. One’s a tall deck, another is framing a garden shed, and then I need to help a friend with a room addition. I’m wondering about diagonal bracing. I don’t ...

About 80 years ago, the bowstring truss roof became a popular construction element in the United States. Prior to 1960, it was reportedly one of the most common design types for commercial and ...

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