Signs that indicate that you’re about to install a lousy truss.

Building contractors can cut corners, we all know this, whether you’ve heard it through the grapevine or experienced it first-hand. The fact is, if you take short cuts when manufacturing or erecting a roof truss, it’s bound to fail sometime in the future. No one wants to think they could potentially be living under a ticking time-bomb.

While we can’t stress the importance of this enough, it’s vital to have an engineer inspect the final installation, but if you can’t get one to come to the building site, here are some tips on how to spot a truss that’s bound to cause a headache in the future.

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Here are three reasons why wooden trusses are better for the environment.

Currently, more than 70% of all sawn timber in South Africa is used in buildings, mainly in roof structures. We’re part of that large volume of manufacturers, and for good reason, it’s better for the environment. While this may not seem so on the surface, it’s the better choice for those who are environmentally conscious. Here are our top three reasons why wooden trusses are better for the environment.

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Why you need proper wooden trusses over your head!

When constructing a home, homeowners have multiple options to choose from. Whether to go for real wood or laminate flooring, a timber structure or bricks and mortar, or to install an internal combustion verse the old-school Jetmaster fireplace. Each of these decisions can make or break a budget. But we highly recommend that you go for a professionally designed, fabricated, and erected truss for your house.

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