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Roofing Types and Truss Production

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Any roof truss company in San Diego should be able to build traditional A-frame trusses, but not all companies can handle specialty trusses for unique roofing applications.   It takes a great deal of design and preparation to create custom truss solutions, and not all Roof Truss Manufacturers in San Diego are able to meet these specialized demands. Special Applications Require Specialized Knowledge The basic function of a truss is to hold your roof up.  This seems relatively simple, but in fact it can be a complicated issue, particularly when you begin to look at specialty truss applications. The general form of a truss distributes weight over a much larger area than a rafter.  Because trusses are built with cross-members that bear much of the load of the roof, they tend to be much stronger than single, stick-built rafters.  However, trusses that are built in unique or odd shapes must be engineered carefully in order to ensure that they have the same load-bearing capacity as mor