Making Roof Trusses And Joints

Photo courtesy of the truss plate institute a roof truss simply put is a wooden frame that supports the roof of a built structure like a shed.

Making roof trusses and joints.

Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another. The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape. 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. There are many ways to design and connect trusses and shed builders often have their own techniques and styles.

Things you ll need pencil paper sawn lumber tape measure circular saw hammer gusset plates nails. Slide trusses into position and rotate into place. Support trusses at the joints when raising. Individual trusses should always be carried vertically to avoid lateral stress and damage to the joints.

Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components. Build your own roof trusses. Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created. Do this by nailing the triangular gusses to the rafters.

The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed.