Piggyback Attic Truss

Attic trusses can have rooms up to 20 w x 8 h.

Piggyback attic truss.

Piggyback trusses are basically filler trusses to fill in a roof space at t roof junctions. This truss is used in planset. 28 attic truss with a 12 12 pitch and 12 overhang. Room size will vary depending on the overall size and slope also referred to as pitch of the trusses.

When supported on the end wall of a building they are called gable ends. Residential room in attic trusses are an inexpensive way to add extra living or storage space to your home or garage while also increasing the value of your property. Transporting it by road may exceed the allowable height restrictions. The lumber components are.

We have lots of customers that take what would be a big empty dead attic area and use attic trusses to increase living space. Standard piggyback truss connection detail using 1 2 plywood or 7 16 osb. Whenever the overall height of a truss exceeds about 10. Because top chord c is a compression member it will buckle under load if braced with lateral braces alone upper right sketch.

Add to list click to add item 24 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to your list. Standard piggyback truss connection detail using 1 2 plywood or 7 16 osb asce 7 10. The cap truss is very similar to a gable truss with webs transferring loads. Due to the overall height the truss is manufactured as a piggyback truss to allow for transportation.

A piggyback truss roof braced incorrectly as shown above is in dan ger of collapse. Room in attic trusses are professionally designed with state of the art computer programs. 24 attic truss with a 12 12 pitch and 12 overhang. This truss is used in planset.

It consists of a base similar to a hip truss with a cap truss on top of it. Though they are sometimes omitted permanent diagonal braces bottom right are required. When roof trusses are too tall to be manufactured and or delivered we will cap the trusses and provide piggyback trusses. Which in turn raises the value of your home.

Attic trusses have a room built right in them. Compare click to add item 24 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to the compare list. The piggybacks to the left are shown above the roof so that the purlin and bracing system can be seen. Attic trusses are great for living space or storage space.