Homemade Attic Trusses

Make sure you have two rafter lengths for each truss you expect to make.

Homemade attic trusses.

The rooms in the attic trusses depend on the length of the truss and the pitch or steepness of the roof. Select build wall straight exterior wallfrom the menu then click and drag to draw a rectangular structure. 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. Video 4 build homemade trusses.

Video 5 framing walls. Video 6 installing the trusses. Do you need a crane to set attic trusses. Video 9 build install soffit ladders.

Making shed trusses will not always turn out to be perfect it s very easy to build one that will be way off if your angle cuts are off by even as much as 2 or 3 degrees. Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. Cut a plumbed edge 45 degree angle cut in each rafter piece. Yes you ll need a crane because a typical attic truss weighs well over 100 pounds.

Video 11 install fascia boards soffit material. Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components. It takes considerable climbing skills and temporary walls to build the trusses in position so we will focus on prefabricating them. It s safer to use a crane for all.

As well running an attic air duct system can be very difficult if the roof trusses were not designed for that application. Select file new planfrom the menu to open a new blank plan. You just need to correct any errors before going on to the next truss. Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another.

Video 10 install roof sheathing. Roof truss design 1 24 span 2 web with plywood gussets figure 1 figure 1 roof truss 24 span 2 web with plywood gussets detailed information for a 2 web roof truss with a 24 span with plywood gussets. There are two distinct methods for making your own roof trusses. On one hand you can prefabricate the trusses on the ground and then lift them into position or you can build them right in place.

Video 7 skirting base trim options. Video 8 install lp smart side panels part 1.