In any case, the bearing point of the truss should NOT be anywhere along the
bottom chord except where the top of the truss is attached. The wood is
sized for working in tension, not bending. So you can't just take a 22 foot
truss and let the ends of the triangle hang out over the end of the top
plate of the wall.

-j


"Bullwinkle J. Moose" wrote in message
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I know you guys have used trusses before so question is, what's the proper
way to get the length? What I'm meaning to say is, are the overhangs
included in the measurement? Outside wall to outside wall is 20 feet.
Would
I order a 20 foot truss or would it be a 22 foot truss. The extra 2 feet
is
a foot overhang on each side. Snow and ice has recently collapsed my dads
garage roof. I've never used trusses before. Thanks.