Metal Roof Rafters

Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.

Metal roof rafters.

All trusses come with a 1 overhang. Pre welded clips on 2 centers for wood or steel secondary framing. Roof trusses are on a 4 12 pitch and lean to trusses are on a 2 12 pitch. Gable lean to and header.

The wider the roofing panels the greater spacing distance you should put. The width of metal panels will determine the rafter spacing. The metal roof purlins spacing must be done correctly within narrow tolerances. The spacing of your purlins depends on the expected snow and wind load.

Lean to trusses are stocked in a 1 12 slope x 12 and 20 width and special order up to 30 wide. The number of clips tells you how many 2x6 purlings you will need per bay. Options to set the roof girders on wood post or concrete wall also available. Rafter boards are fastened to the ridge board at the peak and the top plate where they join the wall.

All come with 16 overhang past post. Metal roofing panels rated for architectural use attached to purlins horizontal pieces of wood or metal fastened to roofing trusses are structurally sound when installed according to your roofing manufacturer s instructions and local building codes. Gable trusses are in stocked in a 4 12 slope x 20 24 30 and 40 width and special order up to 50 wide 60 for tubing trusses. The boards creating the slope of the roof are wider than lumber used to build trusses 2x8s 2x10s and 2x12s are most common in rafters vs.

Custom overhang and pitches are available for additional charges shown below. 12 50 a foot up to 20 14 95 a foot over 20 we stock 24 30 and 40 gable trusses and 12 lean to trusses. All american made engineered agricultural gable trusses 4 12 pitch heavy duty 2 angled steel painted black. There is a chance of damaging roofing sheets if you are failed to do so.

In some cases however the exact spacing of the rafters doesn t matter if the roof has other means of supporting the metal panels. All trusses come with necessary nuts and bolts to assemble. When placing rafters for a tin roof also frequently referred to as corrugated metal or steel it is common to set the distance between rafters based on the size of the roofing panels. 12 50 a foot 12 40 14 95 a foot 42 60 all lean to shed trusses 1 12 pitch.

A sl series truss is a single slope truss that includes steel girders and steel columns with clear span widths from 10 through 80 with available eave heights of 8 through 20. Steel trusses come in three types. A 30x40 building has 4 bays no welding is required on any of our products. Custom pitch of up to 6 12 up to a 30 foot truss is available with a 1 00 per foot surcharge per truss.

If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch. All hardware is included with the price of trusses.