Table 10 16 sets out the minimum roof bracing requirements for roof plan areas including the overhangs.
Roof bracing design.
Roof planes less than 6m2 e g.
Roof braces can consist of either.
Use this for gable roofs hip roofs and combinations of these.
For a heavy roof for each 25 m of roof plan area or part thereof one roof plane diagonal brace or one roof space diagonal brace is required.
Roof bracing must be applied in opposing directions with the number location and tie down of bracing units to be determined as described in the relevant standard.
The bracing described in this brochure covers both framed roofs and fully trussed roofs.
Roof bracing design hood roof bonnet roofing systems are basically a mansard roof backwards.
Dormers porches do not require bracing.
Roof bracing is a pre punched v shaped component that fixes in an x or v pattern to the top of the top chord to firmly brace roof trusses to the building frame.
I roof plane brace or ii roof space brace or combination of the two.
For a light roof for each 50 m of roof plan area or part thereof one roof plane diagonal brace or one roof space diagonal brace is required.