Mobile Home Truss Roof

Flat standard slope half truss and bowstring trusses.

Mobile home truss roof.

If your manufactured home s roof truss sits completely upon a top plate it usually indicates a load bearing wall. Mobile homes use lateral roof trusses that go from one side of the home to the other and rest right on top of the sidewalls. Bowstring trusses are a dome shape. Roof construction of a clayton built manufactured home starts inside a climate controlled home building facility with trained home builders assembling a complex truss system that has been specifically engineered to provide a secure foundation for the rest of the roof.

It s often used for sheds garages or extension of an existing roof. Since 1978 truspro has been manufacturing roof and floor structures. A mobile home roof over involves placing a new roof or roofing material over your existing roof. First there are three common types of mobile home roof or truss designs.

The size of each roof truss depends on the design roof load and pitch. A mobile home roof over creates a unique opportunity to completely change the look of the home. We are your connection for quality pre manufactured roof truss systems. Short story no you will not be able to add any additional weight to your home without beefing up its structural integrity or giving the weight its own support.

Less labor is needed and there are much smaller refuse fees. The perimeter walls are attached to the roof trusses using metal straps and nails as shown below. Most mobile homes will have bowstring trusses made with 2 2 or 2x3s. There s little to no material removed which can keep costs down.

A mono truss is a one sloped truss that forms a right angle triangle.