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Brief Insight into Roof Trusses

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A roof truss consists of top and bottom chords, inner web members, and steel connecting plates at every intersection. These plates connect the timbers together and then combine the timber and plates to support the roof loadings all through the truss and provide support to the load-bearing below. You can use timber roof trusses to […]

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Roof Trusses and Their Types

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Roof Trusses are triangular structures in the roof of a building. They are built to provide support and stability to the roof. The basic purpose of the roof truss is to distribute the weight of the roof away from the exterior walls of the structure you are building. For residential designs, the trusses are usually […]

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Roof Trusses

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A roof truss is a supporting structure that consists of straight pieces arranged to form triangles that support a load. The ends of these pieces are connected to one another through nodes. The pieces are placed under some degree of tension and compression, but they do not bend. There is some degree of external force […]

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About Me

Working in the space of technology, creating things from scratch can be daunting however with the right knowledge and skills you can easily achieve what you set out to do. I realized that to be true when I embarked upon a journey completely opposite of what I do, DIY carpentry. Bear in mind that this is not my first DIY project as I do like going about the house fixing things in my spare time.

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