Putting Up Roof Trusses By Hand

I like to cut these at 30 so the ends don t split once you nail them in place.

Putting up roof trusses by hand.

When you are installing roof trusses by hand it is important to use efficient tools for joining all of the members perfectly. Dad mike and i got up around 7 00 a m. Dad came up on friday night august 5 and mike s sister and brother in law kathy and mike weissner were due to arrive at 8 00 a m. I decided to head into town at about 7 10 to get some ice.

On saturday august 6 to help install the roof trusses. If you do not have a crane for lifting then all your work must be perfect prior to lifting the trusses to the top floor. For example the width of the building may be 72 75 inches 184 8 cm. Start on one side of the building structure and set the truss against the wall.

I made it to the end of turkey hollow. It s basically a 2 4 with a 6 8 inch v shaped crotch cut into the end. Workers manually move the first truss to the end of the roof and stand it up positioning it on the corresponding number on the wall plate. For this you can use metal gusset plates and attach these with the help of nails and glue.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Write on a spare sheet of paper or a section of exposed wood. To make it easier you should carefully lift the truss upside down so that it can be turned right into place once they are above the roof. Measure as precisely as possible down to the 1 4 inch 0 64 cm 1 8 inch 0 32 cm or 1 16 inch 0 16 cm.

Having enough helpers and having the 2x6 truss blocks already installed really helped mak. It s used to safely handle and flip trusses by hand. These 1 3 wooden strips are used to hold the trusses temporarily in place on a 24 layout. Now when you are done with construction of roof trusses the only thing that you have to do is to take them to the roof safely.