Commercial roof trusses can vary and may include:6
- Regular/Common Truss: Most popular and affordable truss design in residential and commercial properties.
- Scissor Truss: Offers more headroom on a first story with a cathedral ceiling.
- Cambered Truss: Offers extra first story headroom and a mid-section flat ceiling.
- Dual Pitch Truss: Constructed with two different roof slopes; the front slope is normally steeper than the back slope.
- Monopitch Truss: Often used to build single sloped roofs or overhangs; can be used as center support for a common truss roof.
- Gambrel Truss: Resembles the traditional look of a barn and can be built with a storage attic included.
- Cathedral Truss: Also called a Vault Truss with a vaulted ceiling.
- Studio Truss/Studio Vault: Offers extra headroom or a vaulted ceiling.
- Polynesian Truss: Built with a significant slope from heel to peak to create a dual pitch top chord.
- Inverted Truss: Often used to build a Double Inverted Truss roof with a vaulted ceiling with reinforcement from two bearing supports.
- Flat Truss: Can be used to construct a floor or roof with two parallel chords.
- Bowstring Truss: Constructed with short top chords to create a curved roof surface.
- Attic Truss: Offers extra attic storage space.
