Cost Differential
Cost Differential
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Hey all,
I am wondering if anyone could give me the rough cost differential between a 52' clear span 5:12 wood truss vs. a 52' 5:12 wood truss with interior bearing points in roughly 1/3 locations. I am in the preliminary stages of design and I am curious as to the differential b/c I would need to add additional footings under bearing walls if interior bearing points were used. One other consideration is that this is a 12 truss set, and 2 of them will HAVE to span 52' as there is no interior bearing available. So maybe it would just be cheaper to do just one design and be done with it.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I am wondering if anyone could give me the rough cost differential between a 52' clear span 5:12 wood truss vs. a 52' 5:12 wood truss with interior bearing points in roughly 1/3 locations. I am in the preliminary stages of design and I am curious as to the differential b/c I would need to add additional footings under bearing walls if interior bearing points were used. One other consideration is that this is a 12 truss set, and 2 of them will HAVE to span 52' as there is no interior bearing available. So maybe it would just be cheaper to do just one design and be done with it.
Thanks in advance for any help!





RE: Cost Differential
Just for grins - call your local supplier and simply ask!!
They usually can run those numbers in a matter of minutes.
Multi - bearing trusses will probably be out of 2x4's and clear span will be 2x6 or even 2x8 depending on your local snow loads.
RE: Cost Differential
RE: Cost Differential