Use a tape measure to find the length of your roof.
Fitting roof trusses.
Climb a ladder near the corner of your roof and tape the end of your tape measure against the rafter using duct tape.
Calculate the roof pitch.
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Builders often prefer roof trusses to traditional stick framed roofs because they re quick to install.
The pitch of the roof is a ratio.
The number of inches that the roof rises vertically for every foot of roof.
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Measure out and mark the placement of each truss on the exterior walls according to the building design and manufacturer recommendations for your trusses.
Get off of your ladder and reposition it at the other end of your roof.
This is a way of measuring the degree of steepness of the roof.
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Pull the tape measure along the length of your roof and climb up the ladder in the new position to take your measurement.
Do it yourself home builders can usually install trusses up to 30 feet in length with minimal assistance.
In most cases you won t need a special installation crew for roof trusses.