What's the Difference Between Trusses & Rafters? Clearwater General Contractor Explains

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Tampa General Contractor Brad Bachand explains the difference between trusses and rafters.
This video includes:
What is a truss?
What is a rafter?
How are trusses used?
How are rafters used?
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Rafters
2:10 Trusses
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@danielrosic2960 Жыл бұрын

So helpful. I'm a marine carpenter, building docks and other such infrastructure. I'm always a bit lost when guys talk about residential construction, especially between trusses and rafters!

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

Nice! I glad it helped!!

@judmcfeters9054 Жыл бұрын

Stating rafter are only used in flat roofing is ignorant. There are LOTS of pitched roofs being built every day with rafters. Trusses are used by production builders - usually meaning low quality builders - because the labor cost to install a truss roof (2-3 days) is far less than the labor of installing on site cut/built rafters (7-10 days). So, while the truss package does cost more than the materials for an on-site built rafter roof, the labor to fabricate is already part of the cost, where the rafter roof materials isn’t. Remember, the biggest cost of construction or any industry is labor. So, these builders “say” trusses cost more but the reality is the total product costs less after installation meaning the builder takes more money out of your pocket. THIS VIDEO IS A HORRIBLE EXPLANATION!

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jud

@FuzzyBears.. Жыл бұрын

Jud im assuming your a framer. He was simply stating that they use rafters more for in Florida for flat roof appliacations. Many contractors use trusses because it’s a cleaner application and easier. Many framers prefer setting trusses. This gentleman doesn’t see enough stick framing in Florida like they do in other parts of the country. Just saying.

@AbdulGhadere Жыл бұрын

The explanation was a good one I have to admit but the only problem is there’s no visual explanation. See some of us are new to this course and don’t even know the parts of a roof so if there were any visuals available along the way ut would have been very helpful. I heard you mentioning attic space I can’t visualize that don’t know what attic is

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

We’ll do vids in the future with more visuals. Thanks for watching!

@AbdulGhadere Жыл бұрын

@@HomeLoveConstructionAnd we will be happy to come by and watch the remake. It will be worth the waiting. Frankly these kind of vids are hard to find , so we’ll be waiting Thank u

@mitchtucker5768 8 ай бұрын

So true, a picture is worth a thousand words

@jimbonelly1 Жыл бұрын

You have attic space if you use rafters but truss building takes up extra space

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

That’s correct, most engineers won’t allow you to build with rafter these days but old school ones will draw it that when if it’s requested.

@jimbonelly1 Жыл бұрын

Dude I’m confused, rafter don’t get rid of attic space , trusses do

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

It depends on what kind of roof you’re building. Today, almost no pitched roofs are built with rafters, only flat roofs. Flat roofs have no attic space

@jamesd6247 Жыл бұрын

If you are confused, you know exactly what's going on. Thumbs up!

@jimbonelly1 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesd6247 I think that is sarcasm? Maybe not, but yea I’ll be honest I am a carpenter and I still am confused by this ….. maybe I’m dumb but … if you look at my page , Video proof I can build so maybe I’m confused with the wording

@jamesd6247 Жыл бұрын

@@jimbonelly1 I think you got a good idea of what's going on. I agree that trusses do eat up the attic space like you said. So I'm giving your comments the thumbs up.

@brianroscoe6212 5 ай бұрын

Flat roofs have ceiling joists. Pitched roofs (vaulted) have rafters. Pitched roofs with flat ceilings use trusses. If you build a roof that's a single plane, higher on one side than the other, I would refer to the construction method as ceiling joist because of the lack of a ridge beam and opposing rafters.....how ever you can build a truss roof and ceiling joist but still have a truss! The truss is prebiult section of framing intended to maximize support with the given material over a set span .....think bridges and other applications.. but that's just my take.....you don't "build" a truss roof....you order trusses to construct your roof....

@HomeLoveConstruction 5 ай бұрын

You’re not wrong! Thank you for watching and commenting!

@markiemark4544 10 ай бұрын

very informative ! Thanks

@HomeLoveConstruction 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!

@werquantum 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I'm building a 20x20 carport with a 7/12 asphalt shingle roof. I've watched a guy on similar build use trusses which he installed solo. I'm fine with doing this, but I like the idea of having usable space above the joists. Have I just made my decision here, or do you think building a rafter roof solo is not a good idea for a first time build?

@HomeLoveConstruction 5 ай бұрын

If you’re doing it solo, you need to practice your cuts and using a square before you start cutting your rafters or it’s going to be a slow, painful build. You can totally do it but being able to use a square will be critical to get your angles right

@werquantum 5 ай бұрын

@@HomeLoveConstructionThanks for your reply. I will do precisely what you suggest. Best to you.

@Iggy1219 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I are looking to buy a new home and we completely fell in love with a 1920 Craftsman style 2 story. We had the home inspection today and it has 2x4 rafters that are sagging slightly. Is this common in a home of this age? The home inspector recommends us get an inspection and estimate from a GC to repair. Could the rafter boards be sisterd or would it be a more extensive, expensive repair? I appreciate whatever advice, comment you have.

@HomeLoveConstruction Жыл бұрын

It’s very common. Sistering to the good wood is absolutely a great way to support it until you can do a RE-build of the bad parts. You can add decades that way

@marcusbennette8454 9 ай бұрын

Guy I don't know where you got that nonsense about rafters being used for flat roofs with maybe a slight pitch but that is almost completely false. Rafters have been used since the beginning of time to build pitched roofs. And rafters are superior to trusses in an instance when there's a house fire. The roof will collapse pretty quickly on a house built with trusses whereas a rafters roof won't.

@HomeLoveConstruction 9 ай бұрын

Nice!