Residential Roof Truss Details

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Residential roof truss details.

The truss is a framework consisting of rafters posts and struts which supports your roof. This type of truss is perfect for the dining room living room great room and kitchen. As we will see below there are several different types of designs and this will impact the angles and designs of the overall truss. Beyond the plans here are the details you need to provide.

They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports. Roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters. Customize by choosing your own siding roofing and trim along with multiple door options. Live loads are not always present.

Examples of live loads are snow wind rain and temporary construction loads. The wide variety of possible roof and floor truss designs and combinations is illustrated by figure 1. It can take various forms and often used for aesthetic purposes adding height and focal interest to the ceiling.