Recent content by Big Ragu

Man, I wish I could zoom in on the pic. I'd like to see exactly what you have going on there.

I don't have time for that. This is NY, it's getting cold. Thanks for the input though.

Thank you. Originally, and I haven't ruled it out, I was going to cut my trusses all up and change the pitch and reinforce. That was the modification I had in mind. But you guys have given me something to think about, I like the idea of adding to the truss.

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. I don't hate that idea, in fact I rather like it. I also like the idea of over build on top, but I have to wonder about the added cost.

I should have painted the whole picture up front, I apologize for that. It just seemed difficult to relay to words. The manufacturer of the truss was not willing to help in any way, even though it's their screw up. So, I took my repair plan to an engineer at a company I used to work for (that...

Excuse my ignorance gungatim, any chance you could further explain?

This is a ridiculous pic but should give you some idea of what I'm up against....

So the pitch of the new truss is wrong. It needed to be considerable sharper, unfortunately it was not. My initial thought was they need to make it right, they would not. Basically the project stalled for a few months due to time issues and I've had the trusses for about 4 months. I recently...

I didn't miss the point. The question was about the splice, not the modification. The new design has been looked at by a structural engineer and deemed OK to use.

So I wasn't really interested in getting into the "why" I'm modifying them, I know no matter how I explain it, it will yield the "I knew a guy that modified a truss once, 2 weeks later BOOM! Herpes". But anyway, I ordered a set of trusses that in the end, were built wrong. The company won't make...

I don't believe I'd be using the claw style, as was stated I couldn't "press" them the way a manufacturer could. I think what I'll be looking for is the nailing plate, and I appreciate the suggestion of nailing rather than using screws.

So I need to modify a couple of trusses that I had made. I was going to use the same style plates that they used to put them back together, but I the company wouldn't sell me the plates. I'm having a hard time locating them in the size I want, would it be the better choice to use the nailing...

Thank you for the reply. I think what I need to do is have the proposed garage drawn up by an engineer. That way I can hopefully cover all the necessary codes and laws that I'm more than likely unaware of. I've been trying to read up on the whole thing as much as possible, I'm far from a builder...

So I've been wanting a garage for a while, and I'd like to build it this summer. Right now, behind my family room is a patio, and after that is my inground pool. I have 24' from the family room wall to work with. Rather than tear up my patio concrete, I'd like to do a pole barn type of garage...

Thanks for the welcome! I have a bunch of questions, I'll start a new thread.