How to Build a Shed – How To Build Roof Trusses – Video 4 of 15

How to Build a Shed – How To Build Roof Trusses – Video 4 of 15

http://countrylifeprojects.com/shedplan/ – In this video Henry teaches you how to build your own trusses using the shed floor for truss layout and assembly jig. Everything you need to know is included in our detailed instructions – some of the main parts covered in this DIY roof trusses tutorial are:

– How to measure and cut the truss rafters and bottom chord
– How to layout the trusses on your shed floor
– How to make the assembly jig for the trusses using the shed floor
– How measure, cut and install the plywood truss gussets
– How to assemble, glue and fasten the trusses

FREE PLANS FOR THE FASCIA/SOFFIT JIG in VIDEO 11…
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Pl. Loz says:

Thank you for the video

Patricia Hedgepeth says:

this is the easiest tutorial I have ever seen for trusses!! love it.

Yo Momma says:

Only thing I'd do differently, is to use a preset drywall screw counter sink so as not over countersink screws and lose strength…..

Richard Reynolds says:

Say you wanted vertical fascia e.g. to install a gutter underneath it. Would it then make more sense to have the bottom chord protrude out the full width so the fascia attach to the ends of that bottom chord and the rafter sit on top of the bottom chord? So you'd have no angled cuts on the bottom chord and you'd have an angled cut on each end of the rafters. Would that make the trusses any weaker? (I can't help thinking it would actually be stronger as the meeting of the rafter and bottom chord would no longer be i the plane of possible movement if it did slip but maybe that's an illusion)

Allbbrz says:

i like that power driver but not how much it countersunk the screws on the gussets as it basically ate a good chunk of the thickness … I mean, a little less would keep things stronger.

Neo Will says:

That was a great how too. Straight to the point no waffling.

Raul Urias says:

And thanks for the great video by the way

Raul Urias says:

Osb for my gusets?

Raul Urias says:

I used osb instead of plywood? Good or bad?

Troy1963 says:

Nice job except once you break through the skin of the plywood you lose strength.

Keith M says:

Two things:At 9:00 mins into the tutorial, a message pops up and says they have an updated layout for cutting the chord gussets. I can only assume it tells you this: You can "nest" the angular cuts and butt the straight cuts. Saves time and material.Second.The truss fixture:"Stops" should always be on the same side. (bottom/bottom, top/top, left/left, right/right).This will make removing the finished part from the fixture much easier.That said, with the bottom chord "stops" being attached to the front face of the floor joist, the rafter "stops" should be on the inside of the rafters (or inside the triangle).Its a minor detail, but again will make removal of the completed trusses from the fixture much easier.Very great videos so far!

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