Across the road from where we are working, another new one is going up. The roof structure is 100 percent trussed.
The first common truss inboard of gables has 2×6 top chords, and gable trusses have tops dropped 5.5 inches. The truss plant has provided the ladder frames, all of 2×6 stock, that make up the lookout-and-barge-rafter assemblies.
Does your truss supplier do ladder lookout assemblies?
Gene Davis, Davis Housewrights, Inc., Lake Placid, NY
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This forum is the first spot I had ever heard of dropping the gable end trusses. Got to see pictures of it here, too, for the first time.
I was like "Now, why hadn't I thought of that."
Around here all I've seen is the gable truss is pretty much the same as the other "common" trusses, except it doesn't get the typical W style webbing, 2 X's are vertical to take the sheathing. Everybody just sheets them and cuts out notches in the top chords for a 2 X 4 fly rafter to lay in.
Some guys will just nail a 2 X 6 rake board to the sheathing. Gasp!
Yep it just hangs there.
How long?
That's anybody's guess.
I don't know, but I'm thinking you wished yours did!!
Is one rafter bay in from the gable far enough to cantilever the ladder for the overhang?
I'll be up in July to check this thing out!
Eric
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When I use trusses, I always spec for dropped gables.
Now the ladders for the lookouts....I s'pose the plant would do them if I asked.....they've taken on some pretty creative things, including some split-ring joined bridge trusses of heavy timber for a private residence.
It's really about money and what one is willing to do to earn it.