Portland and Seattle high performance home builder Hammer & Hand lead carpenter Val Darrah explains the attic truss details at the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House in North Plains, Oregon.Hammer And Hand - Portland: 1020 Southeast Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97214-4709 | (503) 232-2447 | CCB#105118...
Animated structural overview of Truss Roof I Beam conversion for more info, including Low Energy Solutions Photographic References free survey and Estimate contact James Mulvenna Belfast Building and Roofing on 07401 088 868 email Visit...
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This part is about setting wood trusses manually, without a crane or mechanical lift. These trusses are set every three feet, the barn has a 12' eve height and is 30' wide and 36 feet long. We like to take our time and make sure each truss is properly braced before moving on to the next. Visit for m...
This video is pretty simple and straightforward, yet should provide you with the basic information necessary to fix a sagging engineered roof overhang. The biggest problem will be getting the new roof rafters into the attic area and actually fastening them to the existing roof truss. For more useful...
While at a East Charlotte home inspection, Patrick Waddell finds an issue with the truss system. Looking around the attic I noticed that the floor below the two water heaters. This is a lot of additional weight for a truss system to bear and with no additional bracing it was a sign for concern. Loo...
The Roof truss spacer that saves you to temporary brace and space trusses safer, quicker, and save money. Excellent for long span trusses...
26" wide Radiant Barrier Attic Foil Insulation is the material to use in a truss attic. The foil is easy to install, has minimal cutting and Ed shows you some tips on how to get the best installation...
Combining 3D animation and live action, this 8 minute video illustrates the correct procedures for temporary bracing and prebuilding an alternative erection system. While it doesn't show you how to brace your truss project, it presents the basic rules to prevent a trust system from collapsing. (7 mi...
Click on this link to learn more about roof construction. This video will provide you with more information about vertical garage roof bracing and some of the problems you could end up with if you use your garage attic for storage. Don't forget to visit our websites for more information about constr...
Loft Conversions By Truss Loft, The UK National Specialist. Completing over 200 Loft Conversions per year. Free Loft Conversions DVD, Brochure, Online Cost Estimates and Surveys...
Building trusses can really be one of the most simple yet frustrating parts of building your tiny house. With its heavy reliance on accurate mathematics and its ability to throw your tiny house out of plumb, you need to take your time, be prepared, and go slow. We are not filmmakers and are certainl...
Visual 3D description of lateral, anchor, and bottom bracing. For a full explanation of the Western Wood Truss Association Recommendations download the full brochure at. See also...
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Bracing the trusses internally part 7 of 13Use 2x4 marked 4' OC for the rat runs. These boards will run parallel with your headers and help to tie the bottom of the trusses X braces should run from the peak of the gable truss down towards the rat run. High wind loads will require more x braces throu...
Loft Conversions By Truss Loft, The UK National Specialist. Completing over 200 Loft Conversions per year. Free Loft Conversions DVD, Brochure, Online Cost Estimates and Surveys Loft Conversions; Bedroom, Family Room, AV Suite, Gym, Home Office. a Loft Conversion offer's endless possibilities to cre...
Gable end walls and the roof sheathing at the gable end can take a tremendous beating during a hurricane, and if not properly attached and braced, they fail and cause catastrophic damage to your home. However, of all the possible structural retrofits, gable end walls can be the easiest to strengthen...
We are trying MiTek Truss Stabilizers for the first time. I really like them. It makes rolling and bracing trusses very easy...
First look inside the roof space of this truss roof house. Access into roof via a scaffold...
This video illustrates each step in safely erecting roof trusses as well as related topics like risk management, falls protection and manual was produced by the Master Builders Association of NSW with funding from WorkCover NSW...
I need your opinion in the comments section. Should I spend money and retrofit this for this attic for truss braces?...
Western Garage Builders located in Minneapolis, MN shows you how to install Garage Attic Trusses...
Whil performing o home inspection in Charlotte NC inspector Preston Sandlin noticed on of the web members or cross bracing pieces in the attic had been removed to install the gable vent. When the reinstalled this piec however they installed it upside down and now the angles don't match up. The struc...
During a tornado, the winds blowing over a home exert an inward pressure against the windward wall, outward pressure against the sidewalls and leeward wall, and upward pressure against the roof, Kiesling says. The combination of those pressures will rip through weak connections. "The roof l...