Homemade Attic Trusses

The plumbed edge will allow the rafter pieces to seamlessly fit together to form each truss shape.

Homemade attic trusses. It s safer to use a crane for all. There are two distinct methods for making your own roof trusses. You just need to correct any errors before going on to the next truss. Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components.

This will help as you build rafters for a shed that are properly cut and fitted. Yes you ll need a crane because a typical attic truss weighs well over 100 pounds. Video 11 install fascia boards soffit material. Do you need a crane to set attic trusses.

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. Make sure you have two rafter lengths for each truss you expect to make. 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. Video 10 install roof sheathing.

It takes considerable climbing skills and temporary walls to build the trusses in position so we will focus on prefabricating them. Video 8 install lp smart side panels part 1. The rooms in the attic trusses depend on the length of the truss and the pitch or steepness of the roof. Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another.

Select build wall straight exterior wallfrom the menu then click and drag to draw a rectangular structure. Video 6 installing the trusses. Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. Select file new planfrom the menu to open a new blank plan.

Video 5 framing walls. 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. As well running an attic air duct system can be very difficult if the roof trusses were not designed for that application. Video 4 build homemade trusses.

Video 7 skirting base trim options. The longer the truss and the steeper the roof pitch the larger the room.