Prefabricated Roof Trusses

The alternative is to build up the roof s frame with 2x8s and 2x10s.

Prefabricated roof trusses.

These prefabricated units reduce labor costs and make assembly both quick and easy. Pre manufactured stock trusses are constructed with spruce pine fir spf or southern yellow pine syp lumber. What are the shipping options for trusses. Save design time build time and money with trusses built in long production runs.

Trusses are required by all building codes to be engineered by a structural engineer and have an engineer s stamp on the truss s drawings. All trusses can be shipped to you at home. Examples of live loads are snow wind rain and temporary construction loads. Prefabricated roof trusses have many advantages and benefits over conventional hand framed rafters.

Roof trusses are prefabricated triangulated wooden structures used to support the roof. This 26 span truss with a 4 12 roof pitch is the most economical truss we can build. In stock at plant and ready for immediate pickup. The same is true if we make it steeper.

A roof truss is a premade frame for a roof. They are manufactured with steel plates at the joints increasing the initial price but lowering overall labor costs since this doesn t have to be done on site. These trusses the meet building code criteria as specified by structural building components of america sbca and the truss plate institute tpi. Live loads are not always present.

Versa stud lvl sp 2650 1 7 3 piece per box with 10 reviews. Trusses are extremely cost effective easy to install they can create unique framing systems and they are consistently built with quality grades of lumber. If we go any larger it will require more webbing inside the truss which will directly affect the cost of the truss. They are designed at a 4 12 pitch to be spaced 2 foot on center.

They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports. Versa lam column with 11 reviews and the boise cascade 2 in. Roof truss basics roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters. Some of the most reviewed trusses are the boise cascade 3 1 2 in.

Steeper roof pitches require longer webs which add to the cost. Shop our wide selection of stock and custom roof trusses to complete your building project available in a variety of styles and sizes.