Framing A Gable Roof With Trusses

The pros of using roof trusses instead of stick framing.

Framing a gable roof with trusses. The top chord smoothly extends out past the wall to create the overhang. Work out how wide you want the barge soffit boards. 2x4 ladders with one dropped gable truss are applicable for overhangs up to 2 ft. Wood roof trusses bring the bottom chord of the truss all the way to the outside of the wall include a small vertical cut butt cut and angles back against the top chord of the truss.

2x6 ladders with one dropped gable truss and one dropped truss are applicable for overhangs up to 3 ft. Except for tack on ladders have the ladder framing extend into the roof a distance at least equal to the overhang. Sure there may be an instance where stick framing is your only option and that is understandable. But 99 of the time a roof truss is going to give you so much more.

Roof trusses are prefabricated framing units that are precisely engineered so that they can adequately support a building s roof while utilizing the smallest amount of lumber possible. The pros of using roof trusses drastically outweigh the pros of stick framing. How to build gable roof trusses. Wall plates and joists.