Fitting Roof Trusses

Use a tape measure to find the length of your roof.

Fitting roof trusses.

So use a tape measure to find the height of the roof above the top wall of the building. They also eliminate the need to figure and cut complicated roof angles. Climb a ladder near the corner of your roof and tape the end of your tape measure against the rafter using duct tape. Suppliers of high quality bespoke roof trusses and joists to builders architects engineers and homeowners since 1977.

Do it yourself home builders can usually install trusses up to 30 feet in length with minimal assistance. Measure out and mark the placement of each truss on the exterior walls according to the building design and manufacturer recommendations for your trusses. Pull the tape measure along the length of your roof and climb up the ladder in the new position to take your measurement. This is a way of measuring the degree of steepness of the roof.

Calculate the roof pitch. A roof truss is a. Get off of your ladder and reposition it at the other end of your roof. In most cases you won t need a special installation crew for roof trusses.

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