Vaulted Roof Trusses Design

In this example a simple 20 x 30 rectangular plan is used.

Vaulted roof trusses design.

While this article focuses on configurations we also have a very cool set of illustrations showcasing the different parts anatomy of roof trusses. The bottom chords are angled to create vaulted ceilings. This house will have a gable roof and a 16 center area with a cathedral ceiling over the living and dining room areas the roof pitch will be 5 12 with a cathedral ceiling at a 2 5 12 slope the overhang will be 2 around the whole house the trusses on the ends of the house will be drop top gable trusses. There are variations of this design to create numerous unique ceilings.

Scissor trusses are designed with a slope on the outside and inside. The companies that fabricate the trusses use sophisticated software to design the trusses. You provide the span of the roof and the desired exterior roof pitch and the software does the rest. When a vaulted ceiling has a different pitch than the roof planes above scissor trusses are produced.

Roof trusses are built in a truss manufacturing warehouse and delivered preassembled to the jobsite. Parallel chord trusses allow for greater interior clearance in buildings.