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ARTICLES : SoftPlan : Roofs Last Updated: Oct 29th, 2004 - 03:55:13


Calculating The Heel Height Of Standard Trusses
By Ron Walker
Nov 6, 2000

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Here's a quick way to calculate the heel height of a prefabricated wood roof truss. The truss members shown are assumed to be 2x4's. This information was provided to Ron Walker by a structural engineer.



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