Playhouse Roof Trusses

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Playhouse roof trusses.

Alpine engineered products inc. Invest in high quality lumber and plywood as the components will be exposed to bad weather. We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems. The members are held together with a 5 8 inch plywood gusset.

This 26 span truss with a 4 12 roof pitch is the most economical truss we can build. Lay your trusses on top of the ridgepole and line up with the markings from step 1. 4 the roof framing consists of seven trusses spaced 24 inches on center with each one composed of an 8 foot long ceiling joist and two 50 inch long rafters that meet a 21 inch long truss support. Gecko steel truss l l c.

There are a few tips that you should take into account if you want to get a professional result. Trussteel tm trusses engineering by. If you are really confused right now read this page and see if it makes a little more sense. Cut five 2 4 s to 8 long with 60 degree angle cuts on both ends in opposite direction.

In most of the cases you need a friend to give you a hand when assembling the playhouse roof. We decided to use an 8 12 roof pitch which means for every 12 inches the roof goes over it goes up 8 inches. The ends of the rafters should be flush with the outsides of the front and back walls matching the trusses built into the gable end walls also highlighted in green above. Since our playset is 72 inches wide each rafter will go over 36 inches and since we are using an 8 12 roof pitch it will go up 24 inches.

Protect the components with appropriate paint or stain. Cut truss gussets from scrap plywood and assemble the roof truss as shown on illustration above using 2 nails. Gecko light gauge steel trusses for residential or commercial buildings in az ca nm nv and ut. The same is true if we make it steeper.

Steeper roof pitches require longer webs which add to the cost. If we go any larger it will require more webbing inside the truss which will directly affect the cost of the truss. Truss detail of shed. The roof truss is built using 2 4 lumber.

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