2 Piece Attic Trusses

To achieve maximum indicated spans trusses may require six or more panels.

2 piece attic trusses.

If a truss has a span of 26 the bottom cord can be built using two boards like this. After setting the second truss in the same manner workers attach a ridge beam to the peak of both trusses. Gotta brace that all to hell. Now if you order a truss with a span of 26 4 the 10 board has to be exchanged for a 12 and there will be 1 8 of scrap left over though the truss gained only 4 inches of span.

Piggybacks are attached to the tops of the shortened trusses to achieve the final height and pitch. When trusses are too wide tall to drive on the highway they need to be cut down to the appropriate width. Nail a pony wall stud to these 2 by 4s every 16 inches from gable to gable on both sides of the attic. The beam extends to the far end of the roof hanging over the trusses still sitting there.

A sheeted gable truss is pretty much a giant wooden sail until you get the roof decked in. Roof trusses at menards whoops. Attic trusses are popular over garages or anywhere people want to increase living or storage space without adding another floor to their structure. 16 10 26 and it equals no scrap or waste and is the most efficient on price.

Trusses with an asterisk that exceed 14 in height may be shipped in two pieces. 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. Just as there are many types of roofs with many roof parts there are many different types of roof trusses. If the attic is being finished for living space these pieces called scabs can be installed flush with the trusses to provide areas for sheetrock or paneling to be nailed to.

Set the studs on edge with the long edge of the miter against the floor and pointed to the center of the attic away from the long 2 by 4. Typically two or more trusses are nailed together and metal buckets are attached on a 2 layout. Pieces of 2 by 4 inch lumber are placed between the trusses underneath the decking to keep trusses straight. The bottom chord is increased and loaded for live loads similar to floor systems in residential spaces.

Learn about the 30 different types of roof trusses with these series of 30 truss diagrams that clearly shows all the parts and different styles of trusses you can use for different types of roofs. Nail through the long 2 by 4 into the end of the stud two nails in every stud. They aren t one truss that needs reassembling they are two separate trusses made that way to allow for shipping ease and ease of erecting.