Roof Additions Trusses

Additions like a lean to use mono truss systems with a single slope.

Roof additions trusses. Before the trusses can go up the guys measure out 24 o c. Steve s crew is building a hip roof to match the rest of the house. It is not a job for beginners. You may need a structural engineer to help with design of trusses and rafters.

While this article focuses on configurations we also have a very cool set of illustrations showcasing the different parts anatomy of roof trusses. Just as there are many types of roofs with many roof parts there are many different types of roof trusses this extensive article explains through a series of custom truss diagrams the different truss configurations you can use for various roofs. Labor can range drastically from 20 to 75 per house. Labor rates to install engineered trusses.

You will need building help and a large construction dumpster for debris. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. You can see they ve got pre built trusses and there are several different kinds of trusses to create the four sides of a hip roof. Or if the addition is for a garage a lot of times the floor is lower than the house floor anyway and it can be adjusted up or down to make a regular framed wall come out slightly lower than the existing house wall.

If the ceiling of the new addition can be lowered an inch or 2 this gives us room to build a truss to match on the roof top. A roof truss is a premade frame for a roof. Tying a gable roof into an existing roof is a long expensive project usually undertaken only when there is a major addition or renovation to a house.