Making Roof Trusses And Joints

Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin.

Making roof trusses and joints.

The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed. Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created. Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another. 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.

Slide trusses into position and rotate into place. Things you ll need pencil paper sawn lumber tape measure circular saw hammer gusset plates nails. There are many ways to design and connect trusses and shed builders often have their own techniques and styles. Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components.

Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. Do this by nailing the triangular gusses to the rafters. Metal plate connectors are meant to be hydraulically pressed into roof truss joints. Support trusses at the joints when raising.

The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape.