Now Offering Multi-Ply Trusses
Rigidply Rafters Inc. now offers shop assembled multi-ply roof trusses. These trusses can be used as girder trusses or for spreading trusses around dormers or stair openings. All multi-ply trusses are shop assembled per the included sealed truss drawings. The plies...
Rigidply Rafters Glue Laminated Post, a solution for every condition
Published on 3/28/2019 The Rigidply Rafters Glu-Laminated (Glulam) post is the foundation to all of your post frame design needs. Every lot of our Glulam posts are certified by AITC http://www.aitc-glulam.org/index.asp for conformance to industry standards (ANSI 177,...
Keeping Long-Span Roofing Weathertight
Published on 3/5/19. Post-frame construction is continuing to expand its footprint. Part of this expansion involves much larger structures than was common just a few years ago. Improved materials and expanded design knowledge have helped to increase the number and...
Snow Loads: What does it mean and how should you be prepared for snow.
Published on: 1/25/19 It’s that time of year when we are waiting for the next snow storm to hit our area. As we think about the potential storms of this year, our conversations here at Rigidply have turned to how we can help you as a contractor succeed when it comes...
Find the most requested colors and more with Fabral.
Published on: 11/22/17 Ash Gray: listed under Enduracote® Siliconized Modified Polyester (SMP) SR: .38, IE: .87, SRI: 39 SMP Warranty – Lifetime film integrity 30-year chalk and fade 10-year edge rust Colonial Red: One of our core colors made of 70% polyvinylidene...
The History of Pavilions
Published on: 10/25/17 In architecture, a pavilion (from French pavillon, from Latin papilio) has several meanings. In architectural terms, it refers to a secondary building, that is either a standalone building or an attached part of a main building, generally an...
Builder Confidence Climbs to 8-Month High in November
Published on: Dec 19, 2017 Click here to read the article: Builder Confidence Climbs to 8-Month High in November.
Lumber Market Update
Published on: 1/6/17 Lumber pricing has not cooperated to this point in the winter. Prices have remained strong with a continued slow upward trend. All of us in this business historically look for buying opportunities starting in late October, but it has been a...
Savvy Builders Save Energy
Published on: 1/2017 This article was supplied by the At Home in Berks December 2016 edition. https://issuu.com/nhgi/docs/athomeinberksdec16issuu/5
Mitek Plated Glulam Trusses
Published on: 3/29/17 Like the appearance of Heavy Timber but not the cost of this approach? An option may be to use unexposed structural Mitek Plated Glulam Trusses in your great room, breakfast nook or front porch! Glulam Truss species include Southern Yellow Pine...