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The average roof structure is just a triangle. You’d be stunned how strong one is when you connect the three pieces of wood together correctly. The sloped sides of the triangle that create your roof ...
I get frequent emails from homeowners who want to cut into their roof trusses. I always tell them, “No, don’t do it!” ...
Gravity is tugging at the sloped part of your roof. It is constantly pulling the sloped parts down. Without the all-important horizontal base of the triangle that creates your attic floor or ceiling ...
Two weeks after the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed and killed more than 200 people in the Dominican Republic, the venue’s owner acknowledged that the ceiling was made of plaster tiles ...
Framing a wall with two 45-degree angles that meet a multi-vaulted ceiling requires a series of compound mitre joints to establish level and plumb lines that become an extension of the existing ...
Three days after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, collapsed early Tuesday, killing 221 people, the precise cause of the collapse remained unclear.
The roof of Methodist Church Nigeria, All Saints Cathedral Umuawa Alaocha, Umuahia East Diocese in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State has collapsed during a strong wind that heralded an evening rain.
A young female tourist was awoken when a hotel ceiling collapsed onto her in the middle of the night. Alma Lagerstedt was sleeping in her bed when a loud crash jolted her awake at 3 am.
Norwich's 'at risk' Roman Catholic Cathedral has been handed a boost to help protect it from further deterioration.
A hotel has been refused permission to build a roof top terrace overlooking Lincoln Cathedral. The White Hart had hoped the terrace would be its "crowning glory". Historic groups had recommended ...
Roof panel falls from ceiling at Bad Omens concert at Festival Hall Confetti cannons appear to have caused a chuck of ceiling to fall on concertgoers attending a gig by US heavy metal band Bad ...