I'm building a 24x32 pole barn soon and I'm debating on going with pre engineered trusses. I've searched around a bit but can't seem to figure out where to buy these things. I'm in the Houston area (North side) so I know there around. Any help would be appreciated.
Where to buy trusses?
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American Truss, LLC
1502 Strawn Road
Houston, Texas
Welcome to American Truss LLC! We are manufacturers of wood roof, and floor trusses. We supply laminated beams, Space Joist TE, and I-Joist beams from all major manufacturers. We have the capacity to engineer and build heavy timber trusses. These trusses are used for both structural and cosmetic design. American Truss, LLC is a member of The Wood Truss Council of America, the Greater Houston Builders Association, the National Association of Home Builders, a charter member of the Truss Manufacturers Association of Texas, The Associated General Contractors of America, and is a City of Houston approved truss fabricator.
We offer a high quality product at a competitive price. We strive to complete products in a timely fashion, usually 3-5 days after confirmed order, to meet the builder's schedule. We ship trusses throughout the entire U.S.
We provide support for the following:
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ishiboo
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Talk to your lumber yard. They will either build them or have a place to order them from, or suggestions where to do so.
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Building a truss out of wood is akin to making a suit of armor out of newspaper.
you mean like the paper armor the medieval Chinese made?
Farmall450
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An awful lot of houses and buildings have paper armor then.
I currently have Home Depot and Lowes getting me prices from the contracters they use. I'll do a search for local lumber yards and see what I come up with. Thanks for the help. I had planned on spacing these 48" OC with every other one sitting on top of a 6x6. There will be a 2x8 header around the top "sandwiched" on the posts also for the other trusses to sit on. It'll be holding 2x6 girts with a metal roof. Sound legit?
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finn
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Sounds like you don't get much of a snow load.
MrV
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I got mine at McCoys. They can engineer them for you depending on what you want. Worked out great. Tip: make sure you get enough trusses to insure they are on 18 inch or 24 inch spacing if you are planning drywall or insulation. They don't normally seem to design for one more truss than is necessary for your design loading. I think they are in Houston too.
Bib Overalls
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I get mine through a local lumber and building supply. They can actually get them cheaper than I can by dealing direct. The yard I use has a salesman who deals in the special order stuff like trusses, building packages, cladding, etc. Show them your plans and ask them to bid a building plan. They should be very competitive.
I'm in the Houston area.
I ordered my steel trusses the other day but before I did so I called the nearest lumber yard to get a quote on wood trusses. They just got back with me a few minutes ago.
Steel 40' x5 1' overhang 2" tube 4/12 $1800
Wood 40' × 12 1' overhang 4/12 $4300
both delivered.
Steel 40' x5 1' overhang 2" tube 4/12 $1800
Wood 40' × 12 1' overhang 4/12 $4300
both delivered.