Attic Truss Shapes

Because attic trusses require specific conditions to be met before they can be created we ll begin by drawing a simple structure that meets those requirements.

Attic truss shapes. See more ideas about roof trusses roof truss design roof. Select file new planfrom the menu to open a new blank plan. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. Even if you are unsure whether your truss requirement will be too large you may be surprised.

There will be step down trusses from the girder truss to the peak. This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. Due to the overall height the truss is manufactured as a piggyback truss to allow for transportation. Whilst the usual maximum size for creating and transporting a single truss is 15 meters we can manufacturer trusses much larger than this which simply come in two pieces and are assembled on site.

This has a characteristic barrel shaped ceiling. Floor and roof trusses can be manufactured in long spans reducing or eliminating the need for intermediate bearing walls beams columns or footings. A gambrel room in attic truss also provides extra living space while giving your roof a barn like appearance. Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides.

Apr 25 2019 explore robert heimbigner s board roof truss design followed by 984 people on pinterest. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home. If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling. This decorative type of truss adds volume keeps the room cool and has a relatively low maintenance drywall.

Select build wall straight exterior wallfrom the menu then click and drag to draw a rectangular structure. Just some of the many advantages include. 32 gambrel attic truss with a 24 12 lower pitch and 7 12 upper pitch with 12 overhang. In order to create the semi cylindrical appearance for the ceiling this truss would need many small pieces of wood framed together.

It s often used for cellars and long hallways. Roof and floor trusses offer tremendous advantages over alternative products and rough framing. I have this above my own garage. This truss is a variation of the one above and stays truer to the classic gambrel shape.