How To Install Roof Trusses On A Pole Barn

We will be doing a diy video of a 30 x 40 pole barn next that will be very descriptive of how to square the site ho.

How to install roof trusses on a pole barn. Attic trusses are great for living space or storage space. A roof truss is a triangular shaped two force member structure made of dimensional lumber designed to withstand anticipated loads at your building site. Beware of kits that space their pole barn trusses more than 4 on center. Our pole barn trusses are engineered to be placed 4 on center.

These pole barn trusses are much harder to set in place and the greater spacing can displace the load causing the trusses to fail. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. After augering holes to the depth shown in your plans place a temporary board perpendicular to the column to suspend the pole off the bottom of the hole allowing concrete to surround the post underneath the column and around the pole. Now that the trusses are installed i make sure all the poles are plumb and headers are straight.

Trusses 2 o c trusses can also be set 4 o c for steeper roof pitch appeal but eliminating attic storage and flooring building 1 and building 2 building 3 for similar attic area pics. This is the first video of many to come. Then i go through and install my runners along the bottom. This method is used for trusses designed to be closer together from 2 on center up to a maximum of 5 on center.

Loading like snow load wind loft ceiling or attic loads are all considerations when a truss is designed. Having enough helpers and having the 2x6 truss blocks already installed really helped mak. First set an accurate string line to mark your hole locations.