Roof Trusses For Carport. Base leg height is 6’ tall; You should consider adding these supports to your custom carport design if you live in an area with heavy snow or other intense weather.
The live weight load of a roof basically comes down to the pressure. Trusses can be constructed with smaller sized lumber than rafters and often their cost is not significantly higher than normal rafters. 18x20 regular roof carport is the perfect shed to cover your cars, rv's boat, and farm equipment.
It’s often used for sheds, garages or extension of an existing roof.
You will also incur additional costs because it is much harder to deck and shingle a roof that is 12/12 pitch versus a 4/12 roof. With the roof space being relatively smaller in this roof style, trusses require little webbing and only eliminate a small amount of space from the roof area. We show you metal carport roof trusses, equally for connected and separate constructions, for one or more cars. Suit farm use / carport / shed / lean to.