On 1-Jul-2005, wrote:

I realize trusses go up
faster, but normally a crane is needed to lift them to the roof, and
renting or owning and running that crane adds to the cost of the
labor. Stick construction just requires some men to lift the boards.

Pick-up-sticks construction? They don't just lift them, they have to
put them together. That takes time ($$$). Even with the cost of a
crane, there's no way that hand-built roofs in the field can be cheaper
than factory built roof trusses unless you're talking about building
_one_ house with cheap labour.

Mike