Shop Fabricated Wood Trusses
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Shop-fabricated wood trusses are manufactured engineered products in which the chords and webs are made from wood and connected with metal connectors. The simplest form of truss has a horizontal bottom chord and top chords that form the shape of a triangle which offers support and stability for a roof and roof loads. More complex truss shapes have angled bottom chords and mutli-angled top chords.
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Truss Setting Time Lapse
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YouTube video that has been selected because it shows trusses being set, fastened and sheathed, over both new and old construction, as part of the construction of an addition.
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