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Questions tagged [truss]

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Accidentally cut the bottom chord of truss

Accidentally cut the bottom chord of truss. It happens on the corner of the stud and not fully cut through as picture showing. If I would like to fix it, which contractor should I contact? And would the repair make it even worse since there may need…
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How to frame for a drywall ceiling with 8 feet between trusses?

I have a post frame building that was recently constructed where the post and joists have 8 foot on center spacing. The building is 38' x 54' and we had a 2nd floor built on the North end of it which measures 38' x 30. This 2nd floor is to be a…
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Can I partially suspend an angled climbing wall from my garage trusses?

I'm planning on building a home climbing wall in my garage. I'm wondering about the structural integrity of attaching it to the trusses. They are 2x4s, 24" apart, and span about 30 feet. This image shows basically how I would build the wall (the…
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Mold or rust stain on roof truss

Paid a visit to my attic earlier today to see if there was any winter damage. Looking all good except for a small piece of truss that has a black stain on it (see picture). I would have said mold but the symmetry of the stain is odd. Could this…
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Repairing broken roof struts

I discovered two broken roof struts in my attic, adjacent to each other on the same strut. See the pictures. For perspective, you can see a yellow-gloved hand in the first picture. It's resting on the broken strut shown in the second picture. All…
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Previous home owner had hole drilled for shower drain through the metal web joist in the floor. Is this structurally ok?

It was approved by the town inspector, but maybe they missed it. I would like to know if this is ok structurally.
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Repairing a notched rafter in a truss roof

I had a guy install a whirlybird-type vent in my roof.. those non-powered turbine types. Upon cutting the hole to install the vent, he accidentally cut a notch in the rafter: ). There are two notches in the rafter (one on each side of the circle…
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What is the fastener type and spacing to sister the top chord of a new 2x4 scissor truss onto an existing conventional horizontal ceiling truss?

I am remodeling a small room 12x12 and want to vault the ceiling by inserting a scissor truss alongside the existing conventional truss. The existing and proposed trusses are both 2x4 members 2'-0" o.c and the span is 12'. The desired result is to…
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What shape/type of metal strap would you use to strap a collar tie to rafters?

Currently, the collar ties in the garage (from 1950) overlap the rafters and are nailed into the rafters from the side with just two or three nails on each end. There is one collar tie every 4 feet (1.22 m). This might be sufficient, but I would…
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Truss was cut when installing attic ladder

I noticed that one of the trusses in my garage ceiling were cut/modified to fit an attic ladder. What can I do to fix this? Thank you. Also, plywood sheets were installed for storage. Can I use the area as a storage for things that won’t be too…
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Cutting supports in attached garage firewall

I have an attached garage with no living quarters above the ceiling. The firewall separating the attic from the garage is finished with drywall up to the roof line. This drywall seems to be mounted to 1x4 strips (indicated in blue) which are…
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Is this Scissor Truss for cathedral ceiling with drop-down for typical 8' ceiling load bearing in the middle?

The attached image shows a Scissor truss that is a bit odd. Notice the peak of the ceiling below does not align with the peak of the roof above. This truss does span from the two exterior walls of the house. Not sure if this then causes the drop…
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Modifying bottom chord of roof truss to accomodate new AC

We just had a new AC air handler installed, and it's much taller than the old one. Due to an error on my part, it's actually too tall for the space. And it is deeper than the space between the trusses. I need to cut a truss chord so that I can make…
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How strong is a strong tie splice to weight placed in it from above?

Check out this roof truss bottom chord. It has a strong tie splice in the middle connecting two beams. I'm not entirely sure how the forces worse here - how strong is this tie weight placed on it from above? Given that this chord is spliced, should…
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Roof truss downward load

I have fitted a bike rack onto the underside of my roof truss mounting a plank of wood 22mm x 150mm x 2.4m which spans over 4 bottom chords of the truss roof structure. The bike rack will hold around 90kg of bikes. I’ve since been worrying if this…
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