Building With Attic Trusses

The rooms in the attic trusses depend on the length of the truss and the pitch or steepness of the roof.

Building with attic trusses.

Do you need a crane to set attic trusses. Naturally this truss is used in buildings for creating a pitched roof. To create an attic truss select build framing roof truss from the menu then click and drag a line that is perpendicular to the ceiling break lines and runs from exterior wall to exterior wall. Its bottom chords join together at the apex creating a pitched or vaulted ceiling.

It s safer to use a crane for all. Today s post is about a special type of truss called loft trusses. Yes you ll need a crane because a typical attic truss weighs well over 100 pounds. In a fink truss the internal joists are arranged in a w shape ensuring even weight distribution from one end to the other.

Attic trusses are great for living space or storage space. Fink trusses were originally invented for the purpose of beefing up bridges but many contractors now use them to increase the strength of interior structures. The resulting truss will automatically extend out to the eaves. A howe scissors truss is so called because its appearance resembles that of an opened pair of scissors.

Attic trusses have a room built right in them. Use the search engine above with keywords such as truss or roof to find older blog posts. Build a fink truss to bolster a floor roof or deck. The conditions necessary to produce attic trusses are now in place.