Roof Trusses
Trusses Make a Stronger, Straighter Roof and They Go Up Quickly
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Roof Trusses, including:
- Design and build strategies
- Necessary codes
- Application how-tos
- Using materials
Assembled at the factory, trusses reduce labor and material costs
Trusses can be ordered for just about any roof configuration and are made from smaller lumber sizes than dimensional rafter stock. They are assembled by the manufacturer in jigs using pieces engineered specifically for the application, which translates into consistency and precision, and they can be boomed into place quickly once they’re on the job site.
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Mar 18, 2010
11:51 AM EDT
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Wood roof trusses
by Martin Holladay, GBA Advisor
Steve,
I imagine that wood roof trusses are now so common — in residential new construction, they dominate the market — that green rating programs decided that awarding points for their use would be a giveaway available to almost any builder who follows routine building methods.
Mar 18, 2010
11:40 AM EDT
11:40 AM EDT
Truss? under engineered wood points?
by Steve Kennedy
Why wouldn't roof trusses fall under the requirment for engineered wood when floor trusses do? They both save on using larger lumber.
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