Mono Pitch Roof Truss Detail

Roof plane bracing and roof space bracing as alternatives.

Mono pitch roof truss detail.

Mono truss a mono truss is a one sloped truss that forms a right angle triangle. It s often used for sheds garages or extension of an existing roof. The steeper the roof the more expensive the trusses get because the longer the boards get and the more roof area increases. Attic trusses site infill detail 1 2 view pdf.

Bearing length of mono pitched trusses into shoes. Figure 1 monopitch roof with full height braced walls. The high back wall below the ridge of the monopitch roof must be braced to the full height of the wall not shown. Chevron bracing on webs.

Mono meaning single and the slope is referred to as the pitch. Roof truss installation guides diagrams. Attic trusses site infill detail 2 2 view pdf. Ceiling support framing and dwangs omitted for clarity.

Hipped roofs constructed with trussed rafters typically require a series of diminishing mono pitched trusses supported by a girder truss. The bearing of mono pitched trusses into shoes should be in accordance with table 1 unless designed by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5. This kind of roofing is true to its name. A mono truss roof allows for more sunlight and visual space proper drainage and relatively cheaper.

Typical hip rafter to hip girder detail. The mono pitch roof is always made out of one single roofing surface. The vertical rise of the top chord per 12 horizontal inches is the roof pitch or slope. For example 4 12 pitch means 4 inches of rise in 12 inches of run.

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