Stick Frame or Trusses on Your Roof Framing?
Although manufactured trusses are more expensive than stick frame roofs when it comes to materials, the labor savings are significant. In addition, if you have a flat ceiling in the home, you can install the ceiling joists and the rafters at the same time, again cutting back on labor.
The advantage of stick-framed roofs in roof framing shows up when the roof gets more complex. For example, a roof with dormers or a lot of valleys and hips may be easier to frame as a stick-built roof.
In any home, there are a lot of choices and decisions to make when it comes to roof framing. This is just one and something that needs to be decided during the design phase, as the details of the framing plan will need to be completed for the plan review.
In addition, the engineering of the home will be impacted by the roof design, so any changes to the trusses or framing plan need to be made through the building department or other plan review offices.
-Andrew Morrison