Roof Trusses Storage Space

The center webs are usually spread wider to allow for storage in the center of the truss.

Roof trusses storage space.

Access to attic storage if you want to use your attic on a regular basis or to store large items you may need to enlarge the access opening and install an access ladder or drop down stairs. This same truss framed as a light storage truss costs just 87. High quality materials. I want to use the attic of my home for storage.

If trusses are to be stored horizontally for more than one week place blocking of sufficient height beneath the stack of trusses on eight to ten foot intervals or as required to minimize lateral bending and to lessen moisture gain from the ground. Light storage trusses are perfect for houses that have no basements. Truspro s staff has a combined experience of nearly two centuries. The roof has trusses instead of rafters and i ve been told by some carpenters included that you cannot put sheets of plywood in the.

Spread web storage trusses are engineered to have a small area to allow storage within. Scrap of plywood over the chords and set about 40 lbs. If we go any larger it will require more webbing inside the truss which will directly affect the cost of the truss. We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems.

This storage area is not meant for occupancy but allows for storage up to 25 pounds per square foot. The same is true if we make it steeper. This 26 span truss with a 4 12 roof pitch is the most economical truss we can build. That means you could lay a 2 x 4 ft.

Steeper roof pitches require longer webs which add to the cost. How much your trusses are rated to hold is something only the mfg knows or if you can find a tag or stamp that might help. Since 1978 truspro has been manufacturing roof and floor structures. The cost of these wonderful space creating trusses is very modest.

A regular common truss with a 24 foot span and a 10 12 roof pitch with no storage space costs 69 in my market at this time. So if your ceiling is unfinished you have some excess carrying capacity up there. The prices make me cringe at my mistake. Is a safe estimate.

The horizontal bottom chords of most garage trusses are designed to carry the weight of drywall and insulation. If it s a 75 clear span a mansard roof with an equipment well or an open web floor system we ll sweat the details before a truss is built. Generally it is anywhere from 5 10 lbs per sq ft but we can t say for sure. See figure at right.

The live load is your storage and it is a limited amount in that equation.