Making Roof Trusses And Joints

Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin.

Making roof trusses and joints.

Slide trusses into position and rotate into place. The very first step for building roof trusses is to prepare a design layout that can be sketched by a professional architect or can also be done by using a software that is specifically meant to design a roof truss. Metal plate connectors are meant to be hydraulically pressed into roof truss joints. Individual trusses should always be carried vertically to avoid lateral stress and damage to the joints.

Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. Support trusses at the joints when raising. Do this by nailing the triangular gusses to the rafters. The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed.

Build your own roof trusses. Things you ll need pencil paper sawn lumber tape measure circular saw hammer gusset plates nails. Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components. There are many ways to design and connect trusses and shed builders often have their own techniques and styles.

Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created.