Installing Roof Trusses Without A Crane

Set the heel of the truss up on the wall on each end.

Installing roof trusses without a crane.

Trusses allow the builder to span greater distances between walls without installing center supports resulting in larger open feeling rooms. Two gable ends complete with crane triangles cutout at the top. Installing roof trusses is simpler than traditional. Your trusses will seem woobly until you get your sheeting on.

Have someone up on the peak of the trusses that are already set to catch it as it comes up. Then push the peak up and over with a 2x4 about 14 long. Not only is it really heavy it s going to be too wobbly to safely set by hand get a crane. Any roof truss that s over 30 long and has a pitch greater than 5 12 is probably too big to be lifting by hand.

Yes you toe nail in the trusses. Then after all the trusses are in place and roof sheeted most codes require that hurricane ties be applied. Nail the rafters and plywood material together to make the joint secure. In 2nd videio jon explans how to put trussesup by yourself.

Jon quote it isn t as hard as you think. To add more safety you can use extra roofing material over it. The process of installing a roof truss using a crane for a 2 story home in florida.