Timber Portal Frames vs Timber Truss-Based Systems for Residential Buildings

Table 6

Summary of truss predelivery labour.

	Case A	Case B	Case C
No. of trusses	8	8	8
Total cuts/truss	17	15	9
Total joints/truss	6	6	6
Total truss points	68	60	36
Column cuts	12	12	12
Column points	6	6	6
Total construction time (hours)	18.5	16.5	10.5
Total	$1,295.00	$1,155.00	$735.00