WHY CHOOSE DESTINY ROOFING TRUSSES OVER WOOD

Both wooden and steel trusses have advantages and disadvantages, depending on the builder’s needs and the homeowner’s preferences and pocket. When deciding whether to use steel trusses vs wood trusses it is essential to understand how each type of truss works. Working with a building engineer ensures the right choice is made for the look you want. However, professionally, WE RECOMMEND DESTINY ROOFING STEEL TRUSSES, and
this is why:

Steel Metal Trusses are a building invention that allows the weight of a roof to be distributed to the outer walls for better support. Essentially, a truss is triangular in shape or composed of multiple triangles. This shape gives the building more support and allows the builder to use fewer materials to achieve the same function.

Quick Installation

The primary advantage of a truss is that it can be installed quickly and cost-effectively, even without heavy equipment to lift it into place. Most trusses are factory-built and delivered to the job site as a complete set for the structure to be built. A truss is traditionally leveraged to the top of the wall, then slid into position and pivoted upright before being fastened.

Load Distribution

The shape of a triangle allows all of the weight applied to the sides (or legs) to be redistributed down and away from the center. In trusses, this transfers the entire weight of the roof to the outer walls and has the advantage of allowing the interior walls to be built arbitrarily, or even moved or omitted.

Truss Benefits

Trusses are an integral part of modern architecture and buildings. Since they can carry so much weight by themselves, their presence enables builders to achieve maximal economy of materials, quickly cover large distances with simple truss meshes, evenly take the load from heavy structures, easily access the entire system, save on expensive materials, and build structures that are accessible for maintenance after initial construction.

Steel Truss

1. A steel truss is stronger than a wooden truss.
2. It is light and can be built in any shape.
3. Steel trusses can be used in any span.
4. Better fire resistance.
5. Termites cannot harm steel trusses.

Wood Truss

1. It is weaker than a steel truss.
2. It is heavier than a steel truss and all shapes are not possible.
3. Wooden truss is suitable for up to 15-meter span.
4. Little resistance to fire.
5. Wood trusses easily get harmed by termites etc.