Pre Plating Roof Trusses

The connection between the trusses and the wall top plate is essential to the strength of your new roof.

Pre plating roof trusses.

Roof trusses for over 30 years 84 lumber has been a leading manufacturer of metal plate connected roof trusses for some of the country s largest single family and commercial builders. Custom pre fabricated trusses provide unlimited design capabilities over that of pre manufactured stock product and a host of other advantages. Money time savings. For manufacturing our trusses we only use high quality hardened timber c24 certified nait plates mitek and long term engineering experience.

Our roof trusses correspond to building standards for nail plate joined elements en 14250 2010. The beam extends to the far end of the roof hanging over. Installing roof trusses is easier and more efficient than conventional framing and field cutting which increases production on your job site. In traditional framing the roof is built stick by stick.

Roof trusses wood trusses eliminate on site framing problems. Pre engineered roof trusses construction eliminates guesswork provides a more uniform roof appearance and speeds the construction process. After setting the second truss in the same manner workers attach a ridge beam to the peak of both trusses. Waste due to cutting errors in conventional framed roof construction is diminished.

1 4 services 1 4 1 general. Pre fabricated roof trusses are used in the majority of housing in southern africa as well as in commercial and industrial settings. Pilferage on the job site lessens because engineered trusses generally can not easily be used on other projects. A project of this nature would typically cost 982 80 as indicated by our roof truss instant quote estimator below.

Roof trusses are capable of supporting service loads from heating units air conditioned units hot water service etc. We utilize state of the art technology the latest design software computerized saws and specialized jigging equipment all of which are designed to create finished product of exceptional value and quality. Provided the design takes them into account. For a 64m2 house which is a standard 3 bedroom new build you would need 14no 35mm standard roof trusses with a span of 8000mm with a pitch of 35 degrees.

Mitek s marketing manager hennie viljoen points out that a pre fabricated trussed roof is a fully engineered structure delivering a practical and versatile roofing solution that is a cost effective and speedy solution for roof framing. Installation guidelines for timber roof trusses to be read in conjunction with as4440 2004 september 2016 2.