Shed roof truss design
Greetings,
I am about to embark on the construction of a 10×12 shed. It will be set on a concrete pad, and I have most of the design finalized with the exception of the roof trusses. I want 12/12 pitch so that I can get ample storage space at either gable with a shelf area at the height of the top plates. I had picked up a set of plans (3/12 pitch) which featured trusses that utilized plywood gussetts and the crossmember (between the two rafter sides) was above the height of the top plates (about half way up the trusses/rafters). That would allow me to build without having to include joists between the side walls at the height of the top plate. (I hope this makes sense….). So… does anybody have any ideas as to how I should go about this? Again, I don’t want to have joists between walls at top plate height as that only leaves me with 24″ spaces for shelves between the joists. I want the crossmember between the opposing rafters as high as possible.
The plans I got don’t use a ridge board. The trusses are all separate and only joined with the roof sheathing. Could I utilize a ridge board, and possibly increase the size of the rafters to 2×6 and not have to run a joist at each rafter point to connect the walls? If I do this, how do I resist the tendency for the walls and trusses to pull apart? Any other suggestions? Snow loads are a concern here. That’s another reason I want a bit of a steeper pitch. Or am I stuck with having to tie the walls together at the top plate height?
I’m confident in my construction abilities, having designed and built a big deck this summer and from numerous other house projects that I’ve tackled. However, I don’t have any experience in designing truss/shed type structures. In a nutshell, how do I design a 12/12 truss?
Hopefully this is clear enough to give a picture of what I’m trying to do. I’d appreciate any advice or insight anybody could give me.
Regards,
Patrick
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