Residential Wood Roof Trusses

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Residential wood roof trusses. Box 177 la crescent mn 55947 507 895 8400. 500 sycamore street p o. Just as there are many types of roofs with many roof parts there are many different types of roof trusses this extensive article explains through a series of custom truss diagrams the different truss configurations you can use for various roofs. Design buy engineered wood products.

Extensive use of technology in the office and plant result in finished products that are efficiently designed and built to industry leading standards. Scissor trusses give a nice cathedral ceiling to a room. Launch designer ez build. Click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 6 12 pitch 87 to the compare list compare click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 6 12 pitch 87 to the compare list add to list click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 6 12 pitch 87 to your list.

Spaced sheathing or 1x boards may be reduced slightly. Shop roof trusses spacer floor truss. Select your i joists floor lvl header or roof lvl headers. Custom trusses up to 100 span.

Allowable spans for 2x4 top chord trusses using sheathing other than plywood e g. Trusses must be designed for any special loading such as concentrated loads from hanging partitions or air conditioning units and snow loads caused by driftingnearparapetorslide offfromhigherroofs. We serve residential commercial and agricultural markets from locations in cascade and pleasantville iowa. Cascade mfg co has produced wood roof and floor trusses since 1963.

A standard rule of thumb is the cathedral roof pitch can be up to one half of the roof pitch. It typically makes a room feel larger due to the openness overhead. 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. Residential roof trusses are an engineered configuration of wood members placed to hold the weight of the roof s finishing materials the internal structure s ceiling and any snow load that may occur.

For example if the roof pitch is an 8 12 like this one pictured the cathedral pitch can be up to a 4 12. Wood truss costs wood range anywhere from 30 to 400 per truss depending on the size of the roof. While this article focuses on configurations we also have a very cool set of illustrations showcasing the different parts anatomy of roof trusses.