Prefabricated Roof Trusses

Roof trusses are prefabricated triangulated wooden structures used to support the roof.

Prefabricated roof trusses.

Trusses are extremely cost effective easy to install they can create unique framing systems and they are consistently built with quality grades of lumber. 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. 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.

Prefabricated roof trusses have many advantages and benefits over conventional hand framed rafters. In stock at plant and ready for immediate pickup. Shop our wide selection of stock and custom roof trusses to complete your building project available in a variety of styles and sizes. All trusses can be shipped to you at home.

The alternative is to build up the roof s frame with 2x8s and 2x10s. Steeper roof pitches require longer webs which add to the cost. A roof truss is a premade frame for a roof. Some of the most reviewed trusses are the boise cascade 3 1 2 in.

The same is true if we make it steeper. We utilize state of the art technology the latest design software computerized saws and specialized jigging equipment all of which are designed to. Pre manufactured stock trusses are constructed with spruce pine fir spf or southern yellow pine syp lumber. Roof trusses for over 30 years 84 lumber has been a leading manufacturer of metal plate connected roof trusses for some of the country s largest single family and commercial builders.

What are some of the most reviewed trusses. Live loads are not always present. Examples of live loads are snow wind rain and temporary construction loads. Versa lam column with 11 reviews and the boise cascade 2 in.

These prefabricated units reduce labor costs and make assembly both quick and easy. Versa stud lvl sp 2650 1 7 3 piece per box with 10 reviews. Roof truss basics roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters. If we go any larger it will require more webbing inside the truss which will directly affect the cost of the truss.

Save design time build time and money with trusses built in long production runs. They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports.