How To Install Roof Trusses Without A Crane

Two gable ends complete with crane triangles cutout at the top.

How to install roof trusses without a crane.

Not only is it really heavy it s going to be too wobbly to safely set by hand get a crane. How to build a lift to install long trusses on the roof of a house. This video is an experiment to see which. Have a bunch of 2 x 4 s 8 are the best.

How to build a lift to install long trusses on the roof of a house. We decided to try putting up the trusses without a crane. Carry the trusses in one at a time and turn them upside down. Then push the peak up and over with a 2x4 about 14 long.

They are heavy and big so it will be a challenge for sure. We have put up trusses as long as 50 and it does not take very long. Any roof truss that s over 30 long and has a pitch greater than 5 12 is probably too big to be lifting by hand. When you have two trusses up nail the 2x4 across them to help support them.

One step ladder on each side. This is going to be interesting. Set the heel of the truss up on the wall on each end. Have someone up on the peak of the trusses that are already set to catch it as it comes up.

This type of roofing looks graceful for garden huts where you can relax with your friends during hot weather as well as during rain or snow.