Making Roof Trusses And Joints

Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created.

Making roof trusses and joints.

Metal plate connectors are meant to be hydraulically pressed into roof truss joints. The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed. Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. Slide trusses into position and rotate into place.

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. Individual trusses should always be carried vertically to avoid lateral stress and damage to the joints. There are many ways to design and connect trusses and shed builders often have their own techniques and styles. 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.

Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components. Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another. Support trusses at the joints when raising. Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin.

Build your own roof trusses.