Hours of operation during COVID-19
Effective March 20, 2020 Rigidply Rafters, Inc. manufacturing operations are closed, in compliance with PA State Directives. Building material supply and freight operations remain operational, along with appropriate office support staff. Please continue to contact...
Non-Diaphragm Post Frame Building Design Guide Overview
Posted: 9/9/2019 Recently, the National Frame Building Association (NFBA) wrote an article in the August 2019 newsletter that is a great resource to designing buildings that are non-diaphragm. This was written by the Chairman of the NFBA Technical and Research...
Appearance and Finish Options for Structural Glued Laminated Wood Timbers
Posted 8/2/19 Glue Laminated (GluLam or Glulam) Structural Wood Timbers are designed and manufactured to provide specific structural properties and capabilities. These Timbers are manufactured from lumber that is structurally graded. Structural performance is not...
How to Design and Install Large Span Trusses
Published on 5/29/2019 Have a project that calls for large span trusses? Need to design a large span truss? Are you about to install large span trusses? Click on the link below to read an article on the things you need to know as a designer or an installer of large...
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...