Set the heel of the truss up on the wall on each end.
Setting roof trusses by yourself.
Start on one side of the building structure and set the truss against the wall.
How i set up trusses from the ground by myself.
Take two rafters and connect the peak at the plumbed corner you created.
Carry the trusses in one at a time and turn them upside down.
With a 12ft ceiling and a 24 foot span it seeme.
Fashion your own set of plywood gusset plates by cutting thick sheets of plywood to fit over each site where one joist meets another.
This is how i set up up trusses by myself on my barn project.
After setting the second truss in the same manner workers attach a ridge beam to the peak of both trusses.
Then push the peak up and over with a 2x4 about 14 long.
Jon quote it isn t as hard as you think.
Cut plywood gusset plates to fasten together lightweight trusses.
Performing this step on the ground will save you time and energy on the roof as you will be able to have a crew lift the trusses to you and another crew member.
Make sure to space each truss the same width apart.
Because truss sets move from one end of the house to the other you ll need to pick a side to start the set.
In 2nd videio jon explans how to put trussesup by yourself.
When you are installing prefabricated roof trusses you have to make sure that you are dong it in a way that is safe and that will be the most efficient.
Now assembly of your roof trusses can finally begin.
Have someone up on the peak of the trusses that are already set to catch it as it comes up.
Measure the jack rafter s length cut them perfectly and place one at every 20 inch distance across the wall.
Common rafters must be measured according to the angle and pitch of the roof then cut them into the perfect shape and be sure to have one of them at every 20 inch distance across the wall.
Gusset plates are used to secure the connections between the individual truss components.
Do this by nailing the triangular gusses to the rafters.
The beam extends to the far end of the roof hanging over.
The best way to assemble the trusses is to lay each rafter and bottom chord on the ground in the desired shape.
