Now there is (primarily on the Internet), a huge number of all kinds of videos that clearly show how to perform certain technical operations. In such a difficult matter as installing a truss system, a video with a training course can be of invaluable service. About how modern technologies can help a novice roofer - later in the article.
The proverb that it is better to see once than hear ten times in learning (especially some kind of practical skill) applies like nowhere else.
Now, when many decide to provide themselves with housing on their own, or to improve something in an existing house, there has been a real boom in training courses for different stages of construction. truss system.
It also applies to the installation of the truss system fixed on the video. In the process of viewing (of course, if the recording is of high quality), you can study each of the nodes from all sides, understand the meaning of the terms and see how the technological processes look like.
ADVICE! It should be remembered that even the simplest designs of rafters, there are two - layered and hanging, and each has its own subtleties of device and installation. Therefore, before searching for a suitable video course, it is worth reading and watching a few review materials that present the features of each of the systems. This will allow you to make an informed choice of a structure suitable for a particular building, and then look for the installation of rafters of an already selected type on the video.
At the same time, it should be remembered that the roof is the most complex and important structure of the building. Depending on the relief of the roof, it will require more or less time-consuming engineering and geometric calculations.
In addition, having no experience in the practical implementation of certain actions (devices for carpentry and carpentry joints, various types of fasteners), it is very difficult to master them in a hurry, “at a glance”.
Therefore, one should not underestimate the role of printed sources, and, possibly, expert advice.
After all, if the video tells and shows how to install the rafters, then even the longest and most detailed video will not be able to explain all the subtleties of the calculation.
In general, we can recommend the following order of preparatory actions:
- Find DIY Roofing Reviews
- Decide on the type of roof structure you are interested in
- Collect as much detailed information as possible in any form about the selected roof
- Make calculations of structures and components for the building under construction
ADVICE! Without relevant experience, you should not complicate the shape of the roof. No matter how beautiful the planned result looks, the design of the truss system with a fanciful relief, which has many convex (skates, or ribs) and concave (valleys) joints of slopes, is not always successful even for experienced craftsmen. It is better to do it simply, but reliably.
After that, you can proceed to the selection of visual materials - first of all, on the Internet, preferably on specialized sites.
When choosing a roller, you should pay attention to the following characteristics:
- Correspondence of its content to the chosen constructive solution of the roof (if the installation of rafters is shown on the video for a layered system, and it is planned to be hanging, some operations and elements, for example, installation of puffs and screeds, may look the same, but be performed in different ways)
- Good shooting quality roofing works. The operator's work is not as important as the clarity of the image and focusing the frame on the node where the operation being explained is performed.
- Sound quality and intelligibility - sometimes without a normal commentary it is impossible to understand what is happening on the screen at all
- The skill level of the roofer and commentator. It is manifested in the skillful technological implementation of techniques, and in terms of explanations - in the use of professional vocabulary. The absence of the latter most often indicates that the person has not made much progress in roofing, and the video on installing the rafters can be considered an exhibit for the family archive.Real specialists, even if they are self-taught, always use standard terminology, otherwise they simply won’t understand each other
Important information! Learning the correct meaning of the names of roofing elements and operations is a prerequisite for preliminary preparation. Some details may have several names - for example, a rafter beam and a Mauerlat are one and the same. Misinterpretation of the terms can lead to very unpleasant consequences - incorrect design of the structure, or even injuries.
- Compliance of the actions shown in the video with other videos on the same topic, as well as with the rules and information in serious printed (including electronic) sources. Many "specialists" believe that they are inventing some fundamentally new ways of doing work, however, the technology for installing the truss system has been worked out for more than one century, and the accuracy of following it guarantees a positive result.
The failure of the author of the video to comply with safety precautions should also be alarming - perhaps what he succeeded in, not everyone can get away with. Be sure to compare multiple sources.
In each showing the operation that involves the installation of the truss system of the video, some of the stages of the process may be better covered.
Preference should be given to even more highly specialized, but also more detailed videos, for example, reflecting the installation of racks or the installation of rafters video.
If the entire structure of the roof structure fits into fifteen minutes of shooting, it is highly likely that you should not focus on it, in any case, for a beginner.
ADVICE! It is better to find a source where such operational videos from one author are collected, and. preferably from the construction of the same building. This way the process looks clearer, and there is no confusion with terminology.
Some operations are well described in printed sources, some are intuitive. But there are those that are still better to see in the performance of a professional.
These include:
- Making joinery and carpentry joints - spike, tooth, frying pan, etc.
- Installation of the ridge beam
- Making hinged and sliding joints. When a layered system is arranged, showing how the rafters are installed, the video will give more than a dozen books
- Sawing and installation of rafter legs for a hip (four-pitched) roof
- The device of the carrier system in the places of internal joints of slopes (valleys)
- Equipment for wall junctions, as well as places for various architectural elements to pass through the roof, such as a chimney
- Installation of rafters of an unusual shape, as well as the extension of rafter legs
Perhaps someone will discover their personal “ambiguities” - then it’s worth looking for videos on this particular topic.
ADVICE! Since it is unlikely that any device that plays video (even a laptop) is present on the roof at the time of installation, the order of operations should be carefully remembered, or better, written down. It's also a good idea to print some images of complex assemblies from printed sources, and possibly still frames from a movie in the order of work.
In addition to the actual work on the assembly of the supporting structures of the roof, you should also pay attention to the tools, fasteners, and other auxiliary materials that are used at this stage of construction.
Often, professionals do not pay much attention to them, because they take their use for granted.
And then, in the course of work, it may turn out that the absence of the same roofing material for waterproofing the joints of wood with other materials will stop the construction site in full swing.
Be that as it may, there can be only one conclusion: for a novice carpenter and roofer performing his first installation of a truss system, a visual aid is an excellent source of initial information.
If you approach his choice correctly, the initial experience will most likely be successful.
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