Gambrel Attic Roof Truss

Room in attic trusses are professionally designed with state of the art computer programs.

Gambrel attic roof truss.

Up to 40 open framing for plumbing. The utilization of gambrel roof trusses on roofs goes back hundreds of years in american structural planning to the soonest archived utilization being in the 1600s. This series of diagrams shows just how the second floor lays out in each of our six different truss widths. Gambrel attic trusses 28 gambrel attic truss with a 24 12 lower pitch and 7 12 upper pitch with 12 overhang.

Shop roof trusses spacer floor truss. The gambrel series tapered leg version is available in 24 30 40 50 and 60 widths in eave heights from 8 through 14. Gambrel trusses are very popular for barns with hay storage. A gambrel room in attic truss also provides extra living space while giving your roof a barn like appearance.

A gambrel truss includes steel girders with steel columns available in straight leg and tapered leg versions. This system consists of a girder truss corner girder corner jacks and end jacks. In barns the gambrel style helps in creating plenty of storage room in a lofted space. Due to the overall height the truss is manufactured as a piggyback truss to allow for transportation.

Hip sets are used to construct hip roofs which are roofs that slope from all sides. The lumber components are precision cut and assembled together with galvanized steel truss plates in a factory controlled environment. Custom trusses up to 100 span. Pictured is the truss system that supports the roof of the barn.

The shape of the truss allows the structure to be open providing a free open space. Note that the gambrel style roof allows for a larger attic space with a 9 ft. Each truss bears the truss plate institute tpi stamp for quality assurance. Ceiling and 17 ft.

Gambrel trusses can also have a nice size room built in just like an attic truss. Gambrel trusses are great for the old barn style image. Over 51 sizes styles in stock. A gambrel roof well let s face it it s a very attractive roof design but there are practical considerations as well.