Moving Roof Trusses

Roof trusses arrive at the jobsite on the bed of a large truck.

Moving roof trusses. Because the trusses are heavy and unwieldy a crane is usually necessary for moving them. How to build a lift to install long trusses on the roof of a house. You can count on goldenwood truss in ventura ca to provide the exact roof floor or heavy timber trusses you need. Use a plumb bob on a string to find the point on the upper cords or rafters of your trusses directly above the line.

A cantilever truss allows for level coverage past the exterior wall such as patios porches entryways and other offsets in the building elevation by moving one or both bearings inward from the end of the bottom chord up to 1 4 of the span. The problem many encounter is stabilizing the trusses so they don t move or topple before the roof sheathing is installed. Adjust the bob until it is directly over the line and still. Contact us today to get started.

Since 1978 truspro has been manufacturing roof and floor structures. The central w shape is how most of the loads are distributed and this is where. Dangle the bob over the line at one end of the attic with the string against the lower edge of the rafter until it stops moving. We understand the importance of completing your project on time so we do whatever we can to design and fabricate our projects in a timely manner.

Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s. I have this above my own garage. These types of trusses are often used to create multilevel roof lines or construct additions to an existing building. Your parents roof rafters were probably made from 2x8 s and could have been 2x10 s or.

We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems. Roof trusses offer a quick and efficient alternative to a conventional timber roof but they re quite delicate when not in their fully braced vertical position. If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling. You stop trusses from moving by attaching a gauging rod and a top cord.

Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home. They work through a combination of tension and compression to ensure that the timber chords and web sizes can be kept to a minimum and keep costs down. A diagram and a layout of the truss. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.