Roof Rafter Trusses

Up to 40 open framing for plumbing.

Roof rafter trusses.

They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports. They are designed at a 4 12 pitch to be spaced 2 foot on center. Rafter boards are fastened to the ridge board at the peak and the top plate where they join the wall. A pitch truss with a sloping or non sloping vertical interior ceiling detail.

Examples of live loads are snow wind rain and temporary construction loads. Click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to the compare list compare click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to the compare list add to list click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to your list. Roof trusses for over 30 years 84 lumber has been a leading manufacturer of metal plate connected roof trusses for some of the country s largest single family and commercial builders. If we go any larger it will require more webbing inside the truss which will directly affect the cost of the truss.

While they function similarly they have unique differences that affect how they attach to the supporting walls. Roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters. Live loads are not always present. Dead loads are always present.

The boards creating the slope of the roof are wider than lumber used to build trusses 2x8s 2x10s and 2x12s are most common in rafters vs. Most trusses plants are automated which means they are built in no time. We utilize state of the art technology the latest design software computerized saws and specialized jigging equipment all of which are designed to. Pre manufactured stock trusses are constructed with spruce pine fir spf or southern yellow pine syp lumber.

It can take various forms and often used for aesthetic purposes adding height and focal interest to the ceiling. The same is true if we make it steeper. This 26 span truss with a 4 12 roof pitch is the most economical truss we can build. Up to 120 spans.

Shop floor trusses spacer post frame truss. Both trusses and rafters can be used to create the roof of a building. Let s begin by comparing these two different roof styles. Steeper roof pitches require longer webs which add to the cost.

Most common selections. Trusses are manufactured in the factory within a controlled environment to ensure great quality output. Shop roof trusses spacer floor truss. Rafters are beams that run from the peak of the roof to the top plate of the supporting walls.