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How to Maintain Your Roof Trusses

Maintaining roof trusses is essential for ensuring the structural integrity and longevity of your roof. Here are some simple steps you can take to maintain your roof trusses: 1. Regular Inspections: Perform...

How to Maintain Your Roof Trusses

Maintaining roof trusses is essential for ensuring the structural integrity and longevity of your roof. Here are some simple steps you can take to maintain your roof trusses: 1. Regular Inspections: Perform...

a lorry with roof trusses on the back

Are Roof Trusses Stronger Than Rafters?

In almost all cases, yes. Both rafters and trusses can be constructed to be as strong as they need to be, if that makes sense, but trusses by design are...

Are Roof Trusses Stronger Than Rafters?

In almost all cases, yes. Both rafters and trusses can be constructed to be as strong as they need to be, if that makes sense, but trusses by design are...

a man installing solar panels on a roof

Can You Install Solar Panels on Roof Trusses?

The short answer is most of the time yes, but it depends.  In an Existing Home If you're already living in a home that has roof trusses and no solar...

Can You Install Solar Panels on Roof Trusses?

The short answer is most of the time yes, but it depends.  In an Existing Home If you're already living in a home that has roof trusses and no solar...

a home under construction

Case Study: DIY SOS

Back in 2012, we worked with DIY SOS to provide a range of trusses, posi-joists and timber frame to a local family in Hereford who required adaptions to be made...

Case Study: DIY SOS

Back in 2012, we worked with DIY SOS to provide a range of trusses, posi-joists and timber frame to a local family in Hereford who required adaptions to be made...

a stack of timber

Why You Should Build With Timber

Timber has been used to construct homes for around 10,000 years—far before the use of concrete and steel. In the Faroe islands lies a wooden home that has been inhabited...

Why You Should Build With Timber

Timber has been used to construct homes for around 10,000 years—far before the use of concrete and steel. In the Faroe islands lies a wooden home that has been inhabited...

posi-joists installed in a soon-to-be home

Why Posi-Joists May Be Invaluable From 2025

What's happening? From 2025, the UK is looking to introduce regulations that will drastically improve the efficiency of new homes, claiming up to 80% fewer carbon emissions over that of...

Why Posi-Joists May Be Invaluable From 2025

What's happening? From 2025, the UK is looking to introduce regulations that will drastically improve the efficiency of new homes, claiming up to 80% fewer carbon emissions over that of...