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Installing Trusses

sharage71

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Gentlemen,

I'm ordering my 24' / 6-12 pitch trusses today so I could use some extra insight on install. Any suggestions / watch-outs that I should be aware of. I know to brace laterally and at angle but any info would be appreciated
 
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JUSTA50

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Get in your truck and ride around until you find a framing crew and get them to put them up.

On a lighter note. The quicker you can get sheathing on the better. You'll never get it braced enough to get the play out....until the osb goes on. That and renting a lift to put them in place. Good luck.
 

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First thing is layout the trusses thinking of the next operation. The sheeting you are going to hang next is probably 4' x 8' and it will be square. Your trusses need to be square and plumb to the building which also needs to be square and plumb. Mark where the trusses need to be on the top plate with two lines, one either side of the truss. Get at least three people to "Roll the Trusses", that is the construction trade therm from years ago, I think it is still used. One guy on either wall and a guy in the center to raise the truss vertical. It all depends on how wide the trusses are. My recent build I had 7 people. One on each wall, myself and my youngest boy on a scissor lift in the center and another friend and his two boys moving the trusses into place. The blocking that will come with the trusses may need to be trimmed. At the top peak of the truss there will be a rolled on nail plate that is going to be higher than the surface of the lumber. The blocking that is supplied is dimensioned to the lumber, not the outer surface of the nail plate. When assembling use Truss Spacer Bars, see photos. You don't need as many as they show, but they will help get the spaced properly. Use H1 to install to walls. Use the proper nails in both locations. Read the installation instructions from the book to determine what nails to use. The nails to the truss are short heavy little nails and the nail into the H1 to the top plate are longer. You can use the short nails to nail off the TSB2-24's. Watch out for those nail plate. Some of them run long and the wood side of the plate is like several Piranha's (Fish with many Teeth). Buy a palm nailer to nail the short nails into the H1's. It will go much faster. And above all, check your work. The metal clips are made by Simpson Strong Tie. Good Luck


One last thought, the end trusses will layout different than the center trusses because the truss will be flush to the outer wall and will most likely be 3/4 closer to the second truss. It all depends on the lenght of the building.
 

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Bevis

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Get at least three people to "Roll the Trusses"

I used 4 -5 to roll the truss up. nail a long 2x4 to just below the peak of the truss, then push it up.

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When I worked on a framing crew in N.C. we had a crane lift the truses to the roof, we'd lay them down with the peak supported by the end wall and sort of had them stacked like a stack of cards laid over. We'd walk them down to the other end and stand them up.
 

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Are these being delivered? Maybe you'll get lucky and the truck that delivers them will have a crane big enough to set them on top of the garage. It's easy going from there, much like Larry describes.
 

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Get in your truck and ride around until you find a framing crew and get them to put them up.

This,or a craigslist ad is the best idea if you haven't done this before.For three hundred bucks my trusses were up and the roof sheeted,all I did was pass things up when the guys needed it and supply the beer at the end of the day.:beer:
 

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+1 on the crane, $90 and hour and was the best couple hundred bucks I ever spent.
 
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Identaltech

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unless your garage is 2 stories dont worry about a crane.
your truss are only 24" long.
every easy to handle.
the last set I did was 38' long. 4 guys no big deal just take your time.
porsch's reply nails it.
 

Matti

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Mine were 26' span 6/12 and had 6" and 8" bottom chords as they were of a special design. They were very heavy. The framing crew bitched but they typically get trusses up for this size garage with 3 guys.
 

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Word of advise before setting them go ahead and mark the placement of them on each side or even nail blocks up where they are going so if you do get a boom truck there is no time wasted measuring where there going. Company probally has a min. on the time but better to be safe than sorry. I built a boom for my skidsteer with mine I have 12' walls just me and one friend wasn't to bad to do. Go ahead and have your tie boards cut and ready to go also. Just my advice.
 

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Just remember, try not to lean on the trusses even if they have blocking nailed into them. They can still pull out and flip over on you . . . . down you go.
 

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I installed 24' 6/12 pitch trusses on my garage. They are loft trusses. 2x6 and 2x12 joists. Two of us got all 19 of them up in a couple of hours. But I swear if they were one pound heavier I would have hired a crane. I will second everthing Porschedude said.
Good luck,
Tom
 
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