Usually trusses are put 24 inches apart.
It supports a gable roof wile maintain a lofty.
I once saw a similar structure reduced to a big pile of broken.
A rafter tie resists spreading of the building walls by bulges at the wall top that would otherwise occur due to roof loads.
Working with the existing roof forms and inconsistent ceiling levels across the house cleaning up adhoc lean to additions to create lofty new sleeping and living spaces and creating a contemporary and clean address to the street and garden while retaining as much of the existing home as possible to keep costs down.
Or thrust by tying them together to keep the walls.
In the reverse picture the valley rafter has the vertical pencil line.
This very cost effective gable roof is stripped of all its skins to reveal the underlying structure which supports it and the metal roof cover.
Gable ridge valley hip fascia ridge.
A gabled roof is a great way to provide a very simple and utilitarian form of cover over your home.
At hip or valley timber in the first picture the gable end goes to the left.
Gable end wall support gable end wall support steelpe structural op.
To hold them up until the decking of the roof is placed on top a 12 foot 1 inch by 4 inch piece of lumber is used.
Adding support to a gable roof consists of installing diagonal braces that transfer some of the forces at a gable end to the ceiling joists thus sharing the load created by winds.
The tall red board is the ridge of the gable.
A gabled roof is a great way to provide a very simple and utilitarian form of cover over your home.
They are also harder to access making repairs more tedious.
The extended eaves not only provide shelter from the sun but they also mark the entry.
Gable naturally shed water don t leak if properly installed.
Gable roofs require more building materials so depending on the damage repairs could be costly.
The outside rafter that overhangs the gable end.
This will be tricky to erect and maintain stability until the sheathing is in place.
The extended eaves not only provide shelter from the sun but they also mark the entry.
This very cost effective gable roof is stripped of all its skins to reveal the underlying structure which supports it and the metal roof cover.
Flat roofs are generally easier to repair because of their accessibility.
The only problem i can t resolve is how to transfer the loads from the gable ends into the wood roof diaphragms.
As each truss is put up on top of opposite walls it must be put up straight and supported while the next truss is put up.
Gable roofs will require extra supports to ensure that the roof does not detach or collapse under high wind.
Placed at the peak of the roof to support the ends of the rafters.