Roof Truss Construction Details

They should be securely fastened to vertical webs.

Roof truss construction details.

Build your own roof trusses. This type of truss is perfect for the dining room living room great room and kitchen. End walls may be truss framed with field assembled stud infill prefabricated in. Truspro s staff has a combined experience of nearly two centuries.

Roof floor truss manual 7 31 08 10 43 am page 11 strongback supportscantilever and jack details lateral bracing suggestions 2x6 strongback lateral supports should be located on edge approximately every 10 feet along the floor truss. A pitch truss with a sloping or non sloping vertical interior ceiling detail. It is often used in simple roof trusses such as in the shed porch and garage. The wide variety of possible roof and floor truss designs and combinations is illustrated by figure 1.

In a nutshell it s made up of a central vertical post called the king post two rafters meeting at the apex and a tie beam or the horizontal base. The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed. A truss frame consists of a roof truss and a floor truss joined by exterior wall studs. Since 1978 truspro has been manufacturing roof and floor structures.

We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems.