Truss Vs Frame Roof

Think about a single board sitting by itself across a gap.

Truss vs frame roof.

Once in a great while stick framing an area is the only answer but most of the time trusses will enhance your experience and speed up the building process along with a well designed roof. It flexes when jumped on right. That is 25 less lumber which means more money in your pocket as the builder and more money in the pocket of the homeowner. Roof framing is one of the more difficult aspects of wood construction.

Examples of live loads are snow wind rain and temporary construction loads. Roof trusses are engineered wood alternatives to hand framed rafters. They support live and dead loads by efficiently transferring the loads to the building walls or supports. Much stronger now right.

Live loads are not always present. It is a known fact that a trussed roof has less bounce then a stick framed roof. The boards creating the slope of the roof are wider than lumber used to build trusses 2x8s 2x10s and 2x12s are most common in rafters vs. In finished space insulation is placed between the rafter boards and drywall or other material is fastened to the face.

Rafter boards are fastened to the ridge board at the peak and the top plate where they join the wall. Now think of that board connected up with other boards in a triangular shape. Trusses ensure adequate roof performance and they offer simple installation especially if the delivery truck has equipment to lift the trusses up onto your walls.