Convenient for buildings like garages and sheds that need additional storage space.
Types of roof trusses for vaulted ceilings.
Parallel chord trusses allow for greater interior clearance in buildings.
Parallel chord roof truss.
Commonly used in cathedral ceilings the cost of this truss is higher because it requires the use of steel members to serve as bracing.
The bottom chords are angled to create vaulted ceilings.
On the other hand cathedral ceilings are defined by their symmetry.
Studio two bearing points truss.
They feature two equal sloping sides that meet at a higher point in the middle and often conform to the shape of the roof.
30 different types of roof trusses illustrated configurations 1.
Instead of horizontal lower chords a scissor roof truss has lower chords that slope up creating the peak for a vaulted ceiling.
Scissor trusses are designed with a slope on the outside and inside.
There are variations of this design to create numerous unique ceilings.