6.
Repeat steps to assemble the front roof gable.
:
DO NOT
use pre-assembled truss halves for assembling the roof gables.
1.
Place (2) two 61" long and (2) two 34-3/4" long 2x4 gable rafters in the truss jig and secure
with 1"x4" drive-on plates where they meet at the knee.
2.
Cut a 50" long 2x4 to length and install in the center of the gable. Toenail the bottom to the
plywood gusset with 10d sinkers. Secure the top with a 9" x 12" wood gusset.
3.
Butt (2) two 40-3/4" long 2x4s against the wood gusset. Secure the bottom to the 2x4 plate
by nailing through the plate with (2) two 10d sinkers. Secure the top with barbed plates.
4.
Install (2) two 30-3/4" long 2x4s the same way.
1"x4" Drive-on Plate
Step 2
Assemble Roof Gables
30-3/4" Long 2x4
2x4 Cut to Fit
40-3/4" Long 2x4
9" x 12" Wood Gusset
1"x4" Drive-on Plate