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Originally Posted by jchammond
I know my terminology of the components are probably wrong 
But I’m gonna go ahead & build my own trusses & put them on top...just want to have at least the 16x16’ assembled & leveled before adding more weight. 
The pitch is probably only gonna be around 4:12, as that’s what my front gable is....roof is 5:12 on house  |
You just want to make sure you have enough stiffness. That can be largely affected by the column connections. If you have a full moment connection at the foundation the upper portion can be lighter. If you have a weak connection then you need to stiffen the upper to resist the loading.