Joseph Murray
03-13-2003, 08:25 AM
Thanks to advice I received here I have redrawn my roof with 6 ft between purlins. Now I need to know if 11.5 ft centers between trusses is acceptable.
Trusses will span 30 ft. One truss will sit on a crosswall ( this truss goes thru my office loft so I may make it a collar tie truss).Because it sits on a wall I know it is not technically a truss. I am using a 9/12 pitch on the roof.
I read somewhere you could space trusses up to 15 ft apart.
1-1/2 rounds to go and I start on the roof. I was planning on using kingpost trusses on both end walls, I really like the look. Most of the reading suggests I just use posts there. I plan on having windows put in the truss in the great room. Is labor the main reason that people go with post for end wall purlin support ?
Thanks again for everyones helpful advice and suggestions! Doing 100% of the works myself and sometimes it seems overwhelming but with the help of this forum I have managed so far!
Trusses will span 30 ft. One truss will sit on a crosswall ( this truss goes thru my office loft so I may make it a collar tie truss).Because it sits on a wall I know it is not technically a truss. I am using a 9/12 pitch on the roof.
I read somewhere you could space trusses up to 15 ft apart.
1-1/2 rounds to go and I start on the roof. I was planning on using kingpost trusses on both end walls, I really like the look. Most of the reading suggests I just use posts there. I plan on having windows put in the truss in the great room. Is labor the main reason that people go with post for end wall purlin support ?
Thanks again for everyones helpful advice and suggestions! Doing 100% of the works myself and sometimes it seems overwhelming but with the help of this forum I have managed so far!