Stick Roof Vs Truss Roof

The two basic types of roof construction stick framing and truss assembly both produce a structurally sound roof.

Stick roof vs truss roof. And in most cases where roof trusses can be used they are a better way to frame. With trusses if the span is large enough without internal bearing it makes it tough to design a truss with a ceiling pitch 2 or 3 less than the roof without a decent sized heel height. When a truss is installed on top of the walls it builds the roof slope and ceiling at the same time as one structural piece. Framers or roofer also have given me feedback about the strength of a trussed roof versus a stick framed roof.

The boards creating the slope of the roof are wider than lumber used to build trusses 2x8s 2x10s and 2x12s are most common in rafters vs. Though the stick process is an older process it is still very popular. Roof trusses have been used in the majority of new homes during recent years. As they work on a roof and walk back and forth most of the time a trussed roof is very solid with no bounce.

10 12 roof over a 7 12 ceiling. The stick framed roof on the other hand usually has some bounce and a little more squishing feeling to it. Roof trusses for some designs trusses are better. There are two ways to put up a roof using the stick method or using the roof truss method.

Stick framing takes place on site while trusses come prefabricated and ready to. Straight forward roofs are always easier with truss get into something complicated multi level turrets and stick is the only way to go stick shows the men from the boys but that s where it ends the truss job looks better in the bank account. Of course when you live in a fast growth area that favors trusses have access to 5 or 6 truss shops and residential crane services small cranes cutting an entire roof seems obsolete. In finished space insulation is placed between the rafter boards and drywall or other material is fastened to the face.

However there are cases where stick framing a roof is the better option. Though they use completely different processes there are pros and cons to each method. The roof and ceiling is literally sticked together.