Preparation and Initial Truss Placement
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What happens here
The construction site is set up with the wall framing already completed and ready for the roof structure. A telehandler, specifically a 'Manitou' brand, is positioned to efficiently lift heavy building materials. The first pre-fabricated wooden roof truss is carefully hooked by the telehandler. A ground worker stands ready to guide the bottom end of the truss as the telehandler's boom extends and maneuvers the truss into its precise starting position on the top plate of the wall structure.
Goal: Place the first roof truss on the building frame.
Tools and materials
- Safety Helmet — Protecting the head from falling objects or impacts on a construction site
- Telehandler Manitou — Lifting and precisely positioning heavy wooden roof trusses onto the building frame
- Wooden Roof Truss Pre-fabricated — Forming the primary structural support and shape of the roof