The vertical rise of the top chord per 12 horizontal inches is the roof pitch or slope.
Steel roof trusses details.
1 4 aspects of truss design for roof structure 1 4 1 truss or i beam for the same steel weight it is possible to get better performance in terms of resistance and stiffness with a truss than an i beam.
All trusses come with a 1 overhang.
This difference is more sensitive for long spans and or heavy loads.
All trusses come with necessary nuts and bolts to assemble.
Call us at any time to discuss design.
Custom overhang and pitches are available for additional charges shown below.
Steel truss details installation installing a roof for your house is a huge choice.
It can take various forms and often used for aesthetic purposes adding height and focal interest to the ceiling.
For example 4 12 pitch means 4 inches of rise in 12 inches of run.
Steel truss system specifically for your project incorporating most any design including gables hips valleys dormers retail canopy fronts and much more.
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.
Lean to trusses are stocked in a 1 12 slope x 12 and 20 width and special order up to 30 wide.
All american made engineered agricultural gable trusses 4 12 pitch heavy duty 2 angled steel painted black.
Flat roofs are the most common roof type to cover warehouses office buildings and residential and commercial buildings.
The main reasons for using trusses are.
Gable lean to and header.
Header trusses are special order 12 and 24 are common sizes but are available up to 30 wide.
All come with 16 overhang past post.
Steel trusses come in three types.
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.
Roof trusses are on a 4 12 pitch and lean to trusses are on a 2 12 pitch.
Our truss systems are pre fabricated in a controlled atmospher e in our plant and shipped to your jobsite ready for installation.
The most common use of trusses is in buildings where support to roofs the floors and internal loading such as services and suspended ceilings are readily provided.
Long span curved roof trusses.
12 50 a foot 12 40 14 95 a foot 42 60 all lean to shed trusses 1 12 pitch.
The steeper the roof the more expensive the trusses get because the longer the boards get and the more roof area increases.
This type of truss is perfect for the dining room living room great room and kitchen.
The most common type of roof designs in kenya are flat roofs gable roofs sloping roofs and mansard roofs.
A truss is essentially a triangulated system of straight interconnected structural elements.