Making Roof Trusses And Joints

Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another.

Making roof trusses and joints.

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. Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses. The second step in building a roof truss is to prepare the materials needed. The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape.

Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created. Build your own roof trusses. Metal plate connectors are meant to be hydraulically pressed into roof truss joints. Support trusses at the joints when raising.

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. Individual trusses should always be carried vertically to avoid lateral stress and damage to the joints. Slide trusses into position and rotate into place.

Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin.