Roof Trusses Reinforcement

Someone notched 4 of the studs 2 on each gable truss 1 deep and about 10 long to fit a hvac supply duct.

Roof trusses reinforcement.

It pretty common for people to think that their reinforcement of a truss will somehow make it better or stronger. Your framing proposal is of no help. Repairing a roof truss often requires replacing or reinforcing wood in its construction. The first step to reinforcing the roof is to add an x to the frame.

Continue reading below our video of the day. Some bracing provides a way to put up the trusses evenly while holding them and other bracing supports them after they are put up. Reinforcing the roof s critical corner sections is a major step in unitizing a house and it can be a substantial structural improvement figure 3. Here steel connectors have been added at stud to plate joints as well as truss to plate joints greatly increasing the uplift resistance at these points.

Trusses form the roof line on buildings and provide support for the lumber that holds shingles or other form of roof cover. Without bracing it is almost impossible to install trusses. Apply construction adhesive along the edge of the truss to strengthen the connection to the plywood roof deck. To reinforce the ends of the trusses 3 4 inch plywood gussets were to be attached to both sides of each truss with 10d nails 3 inches on center on all chords.

If you don t have an a frame roof you can run parallel boards between the studs to further offer support and to strengthen the frame. Generally a roof truss is composed of triangular shapes for proper support of the roof. In reality you can do more harm than good by altering a truss and completely changing the stress and tension points on the truss. They work through a combination of tension and compression to ensure that the timber chords and web sizes can be kept to a minimum and keep costs down.

Simply take 2 diagonal pieces and place them between the trusses. Bowstring pitched and flat. The trusses needed to be lifted to their original height and cut flush with the inside face of the cmu wall with the rotted sections removed. I did have a question about cutting the vertical studs at a gable end truss.

My best advice would be to not alter the truss at all. Connect the trusses to walls. In addition side and end wall height and type roof shape and bracing requirements must be considered. The cost of repairs depends on the amount of structural damage and materials required to repair it.