Sheet Walls Before Trusses

A standard 8 foot high wall accommodates two sheets of drywall installed horizontally.

Sheet walls before trusses.

If the joists in the ceiling are not at exactly the same level then the drywall itself will. I prefer walls first as you get added structural integrity and ridgidity for roof weight etc. Even gable trusses get sheeted before they go up. Then use the chalk lines as a guide for cutting the truss patterns and assembling the trusses.

With roofing in place and walls open a concrete slab may be installed if desired. So companies like norbord started creating tallwall windstorm panels to help alleviate this. It appears the best solution is to build interior walls below the ceiling framing line then use a simpson strongtie stc roof truss clip which keeps the trusses in alignment while allowing for vertical movement of the roof truss. The system is a great improvement over the old plaster and lath process but there is one big drawback.

Dad was to rig each truss to the crane and guide it into position while mike w. And i were prepared to assist as needed. Drywall is the modern replacement for plaster forming walls and ceilings by fixing broad sheets of gypsum along the wall studs and ceiling joists. Its not easy seting trusses when you can t nail the bottom.

But you have to do it before you build the walls. We don t sheath any walls at all. The death of the 8 sheet one of the biggest items when sheathing a wall vertically is that the sheathing has to be continuous 602 10 4 5 which meant that an 8 sheet wouldn t cut it in many places so longer ones were required. This can negate needs to pay for a pump truck.

Manned the back wall and my mike manned the front wall to nail the trusses into place. When we re done framing we have sheathing crews that come in and they can fly. We had to pack up all exterior walls with plywood. Pre mix trucks can access and chute through any accessible sides or ends.

On one job truss spec. Sheet called out that interior walls must float from truss and use goal post clips. If you re building your own roof trusses the handiest place to assemble them is right on the shed floor. Install the top row of panels first pushing each panel up as tight as it will go against the ceiling.

My mike the foreman removed the strapping from the trusses while he explained the game plan to mike w. Best of luck and take good care of your daughter on jobsite. If you have anywhere close to 60mph winds you don t want to be anywhere near a sheet of osb trusses etc.