Is there a correct answer for this one?
For a hipped roof built with engineered trusses, what determines the placement of the girder truss face that the hip trusses connect to?
Given a roof width, outside plate to outside plate, what distance back from the end should the truss engineer place the girder?
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Boss hog????????? You out there??????????????
You need to go half the width of your structure to the face of the girder or measure your perpendular trusses and give the same overhang as your commons. Have fun I've got some real nice (not) hip sets before.
Dan
edit; The truss co shoulda sent ya a printout with layout on it.
Edited 2/3/2005 12:19 am ET by Blacky
Like Blacky said, the truss company should give you a layout showing where it goes.
There are so many ways to do hip ends that there's no right or wrong answer. It's very regional.
I'd suggest calling a local truss company and asking them what they generally do.
Gene, every designer has their own style. Probably the first rule of thumb is to make the girder a one ply because girders are more expensive than regular trusses.
I just finished a 12/12 roof with four hipsets. All the primary jacks had a 6' run.
I've worked on a ton of hipsets with close to 6' jacks.
blue
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