El-shammah construction and steel designs pty ltd

13/11/2025

Finally got a ourselves a new place to call a workshop 🫀🙏🏿

We give thanks 🙏🏿

30/08/2025

Done and dusted

02/04/2025

Celebrating my 6th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

01/04/2025

🤞🏿❤️

01/04/2025

Done right 👌🏾

09/02/2025

Ba kgotse namane tse kgolo,

Sunday

07/02/2025

Types of Roof Trusses

Let's break down some of the common types of roof trusses:

# # # Basic Truss Types:

- **King Post:** A simple truss with a vertical member (king post) connecting the ridge to the tie beam.
- **Queen Post:** Similar to a king post truss, but with two vertical members (queen posts) supporting the ridge.
- **Fink Truss:** A common truss type with a characteristic W shape, providing good strength and stiffness.
- **Howe Truss:** Similar to a Fink truss, but with the diagonals oriented in the opposite direction.
- **Fan Truss:** A truss with multiple radially arranged members, often used for long spans.
- **Hip Truss:** A truss that forms the hip of a roof, connecting the sloping sides.

# # # Other Truss Types:

- **Double Fink:** A truss with two sets of W-shaped members, providing additional strength.
- **Inverted Truss:** A truss with the top chord inverted, creating a vaulted ceiling effect.
- **Piggyback Truss:** Two trusses connected together to create a larger span.
- **Scissors Truss:** A truss with intersecting diagonal members, often used for steeper roofs.
- **Monopitch Truss:** A simple truss with a single slope.
- **Cathedral Truss:** A truss with a high, vaulted ceiling.
- **Coffered Truss:** A truss with a decorative, coffered ceiling.
- **Sloping Flat Truss:** A truss with a slightly sloped roof to facilitate water runoff.
- **Attic Truss:** A truss designed to create usable attic space.
- **Dual Pitch Truss:** A truss with two different roof slopes.
- **Gambrel Truss:** A truss with a distinctive curved shape, often used for barns and other buildings.
- **Flat Truss:** A simple truss with a flat roof.
- **Stub Truss:** A short truss used to support a small roof section.

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This provides a helpful reference for understanding the different types of roof trusses and their applications.

04/02/2025

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02/02/2025

Our clients who are Kaizer Chiefs supporters/fans are refusing to pay their monthly installments because our director is a Buccaneers hape ba jewe. 😥

Anyway

Sunday

24/01/2025

Forging the bread ❤️

21/01/2025