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Nominal
Span
Horizontal distance between
outside edges of supports.
On
Edge
Vertical
placement of a member’s wide edge
On The
Flat
Lumber used in
a truss with the wide surface facing up and
down.
Outrigger
A wood member
nailed to a truss to form overhang beyond the wall
line.
Out to Out
Span
Same as
Overall Span
Over The
Wall Height
Height of the
truss measured from the underside of the bottom chord
to the top of the top chord at the outside edge of an
exterior wall.
Overall
Height
Vertical
distance from the bottom most part of the bottom
chord to uppermost point on the top
chord.
Overall
Length
Same as
Overall
Span
Overall
Span
Outside of
frame dimensions (not outside of veneer
dimensions).
Overhang
The extension
of the top (or occasionally bottom) chord of a truss
beyond the heel measured
horizontally.
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