Truss Heels
Truss Heels
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I am looking for the standard heel heights of wood trusses. I need to match 2 different heels.
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RE: Truss Heels
Standard heel heights are typically 1/4" (But cut) plus the plumb dimension of the top chord (depends on the pitch of the truss).
RE: Truss Heels
Dik
RE: Truss Heels
These are just he standard heel heights. Many times heels get raised for different reasons.
RE: Truss Heels
RE: Truss Heels
RE: Truss Heels
In general, down south it's typical to do a 1/4" but cut plus your plumb cut for the whole house. Up north, it's 3-1/2" but cut plus your plumb cut for your main roof and only 1/4" but cut and your plumb cut over the garage and porch areas.
Typivally, down south for your block houses your window headers are 2 coarses high (16"). Up north, your window headers are 2x10's plus two top plates (12-1/4").
RE: Truss Heels
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering