Stick Built Roof

All the trusses built by us come with an engineer seal that say they will handle the loads that are specified.

Stick built roof.

However constructing a stick framed roof is not always easy. Stick framing takes place on site while trusses come prefabricated and ready to. The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound roof. A collar beam adds strength to the triangle at the middle.

Stick framing is building the roof on the construction site one piece or board at a time. A stick framed roof is made up of individual rafters and that are connected to a top beam. Additional boards are placed horizontally on the frames to create a complete cover for the structure. Does your stick framed roof come with that.

Other roof shapes particularly those with dormers or on houses with cathedral ceilings attic rooms or attic storage areas are stick built. Gable and hip roofs may be built primarily of trusses. Then dimensional lumber called rafters are cut to fit one piece at a time and shoved up to a framer on the roof that s balancing on scaffolding who installs the rafters. Stick framing creates a triangle between the rafters and ceiling joists.

Builders sometimes also prefer this construction method when they want to provide a large attic space or high vaulted ceilings often called cathedral ceilings. It starts with setting ridge and valley beams above the house walls.