11 Best Of How To Put Up Roof Trusses By Hand New Update 2021. We then started adding trusses from the west end of the house. The final step is to actually install the roof trusses.
We ended up using three string lines. Then flip it over and press it firmly into place over a joint between two truss beams. Jan 21 2019 Typically the contractor sets the trusses on the side of the roof opposite the location of Truss 1.
Have someone up on the peak of the trusses that are already set to catch it as it comes up.
Aug 14 2010 Apply a thin layer of construction adhesive to the backside of a plate. Holds the ladder while the Mikes finish securing the first truss. Line up the square with the pitch-end. Toenail a truss into the top of the wall plate by nailing through the sides of the bottom chord at a 30-degree angle.