Mobile Home Roof Trusses

Mobile home roof over with single ply tpo white single ply tpo membranes are a very popular choice for mobile homes with flat or low slope roofs.

Mobile home roof trusses. Compare click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to the compare list add to list click to add item 26 spreadweb residential roof truss 5 12 pitch 87 to your list sku 1889819. On newer mobile homes or older homes where the roof has been modified and covered with shingles the roof trusses are not as easy to detect. Just as there are many types of roofs with many roof parts there are many different types of roof trusses this extensive article explains through a series of custom truss diagrams the different truss configurations you can use for various roofs. These trusses the meet building code criteria as specified by structural building components of america sbca and the truss plate institute tpi.

They are designed at a 4 12 pitch to be spaced 2 foot on center. See reference 1 and for all steps. Pre manufactured stock trusses are constructed with spruce pine fir spf or southern yellow pine syp lumber. Flat standard slope half truss and bowstring trusses.

First there are three common types of mobile home roof or truss designs. We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems. Most mobile homes will have bowstring trusses made with 2 2 or 2x3s. Bowstring trusses are a dome shape.

Mobile home ceilings rely heavily on truss construction that provides maximum support with minimal use of materials. Truspro s staff has a combined experience of nearly two centuries. Structurally they cannot withstand a lot of weight. Tpo membranes are a polyester reinforced reflective covering made of a blend of rubber and plastic that can protect your roof from rain and the wind.

You do not want to do anything that might weaken them. While this article focuses on configurations we also have a very cool set of illustrations showcasing the different parts anatomy of roof trusses. Built to give the roof a sloped design to shed water trusses are the studs that support the roof sheeting.