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I have an opportunity to get some roof trusses I want to use to build a chicken house this spring. They are 16 ft long, shed roof type and are made of 2x2s. The building I would build would be on skids. I was thinking 16x20 ft. He had them priced at $8 each but now is selling them as "buy 2 get 1 free" which comes out to $5.34 each. Will these hold up to this usage? What would be lighter for the roof material, steel or wood deck with shingles? Or would it be better to go lighter yet with something like corrugated fiberglass panels? I live in N. Indiana and we get "lake effect" snow from time to time which means it can get pretty deep. Would there be any advantage to building a shed roof with trusses as opposed to just using 2x4 rafters? I don't know what a suitable 2x4 would go for but I suspect it would be more than the price of these trusses.
Any other things I should consider?
DebF
Any other things I should consider?
DebF