gable truss siding question

[BX25HD]

When I ordered my pole barn package the trusses where supposed to have 0 overhang, but they rolled off the truck with a foot overhang.



Then I saw that there were no gable trusses. I called the store and the manager told me that they don't normally order gable trusses for pole barns. He also admitted to ordering the trusses with overhang incorrectly. I asked him how I was supposed to install the siding. He told me just to put some grits at 2' o.c. on the gable trusses. But that would mean that I would have 1.5" out from the rest of the wall, that's not going to work. So what is the correct way to install my metal siding with my standard truss as a gable truss?

 

[Woody65]

You can reset your gable trusses 1.5" away from the exterior and then put your grits 2' apart and have the gable wall and the lower half be flush. Or you can cut the grits to fit between the existing framing of the truss to be 2' apart. In regards to the overhang, just cut the extended truss vertically square with the plate that the truss is supported by.

 

[BX25HD]

In regards to the overhang, just cut the extended truss vertically square with the plate that the truss is supported by.

I marked them with a speed square before I set the trusses. I'll cut them off, I just thought if they were there I would use them to help with installing the trusses. If the truss was sitting a little to one side, then I hit the overhang with a big hammer to move it over.

 

[Woody65]

Keeping the overhang portion on until after installation is no problem, and since you already marked them with a square it will make easy work of cutting them after. In regards to the gable walls, you will have to sawzall the nails that you have currently holding them in place and move them inwards 1.5". Then you can attach the 2x4 grits to the gable truss horizontally ( i am assuming you are installing vertical metal siding??? ) and that will leave you with a flush working surface from floor to peak to install the siding without having a break or bump out at the gable section.

 

[BeezFun]

I'd stub in girts between the webs of the truss, probably easiest to put one piece across the back of the truss then nail the stubs to that. Not sure how deep your posts are sunk, you might want to add some diagonal bracing before you go too much further.

 

[BX25HD]

The post are in the ground 4'. I plan on setting the rest of the post on the front and back walls and then installing the rest of the girts. Thank you for the idea of putting a piece across the back of the truss. I think that should work great. Then I don't have to make angle cuts of the girts.