How To Construct Roof Trusses

Determine your shed roof pitch.

How to construct roof trusses.

Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin. Even if you don t know how to build a truss any diyer with confidence can construct a simple roof truss for a shed. Install the roof trusses. The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape.

The good thing about roof trusses is that they are simple to construct. Brace the trusses in place and check for plump prior to securing the frame. The bottom chord which is the bottom of the framed truss. Do this by nailing the triangular gusses to the rafters.

The overhang will depend on the size of the building or house and the pitch of the roof. Begin by determining the measurements of the roof s slope. Use of manufactured roof trusses can dramatically cut labor costs when framing a gable roof compared to building rafters. Finally there are the gussets that hold the framed truss together.

Sheathing added on top of the trusses will provide final support to the roof trusses. Toe nail them into the top plate to secure them and then make sure they are braced laterally using blocking or long purlins. Once the trusses are constructed lift them into place and set them onto the top plates of the exterior walls just as you would a beam or joist. This will be the rafters length.

The longer your shed is the more roof trusses you will have to make. Trusses are commonly used to provide support for roofs bridges and other expansive structures. To put together a simple wooden truss you ll fasten a number of pre cut beams into a chosen configuration inside a sturdy triangular frame which will help distribute the weight of the structure more evenly. There are three parts to the roof truss that you have to know.

A gable roof is your typical two sided roof that meets at a point in the middle. Then there is the top chord or rafters that are angled to make the roof pitch. Trusses can be constructed with smaller sized lumber than rafters and often their cost is not significantly higher than normal rafters. Attach the truss to the frame every 2 feet securing them with 3 inch deck screws.

See gusset construction below.