Recent content by Boss Hog

Rsanter - I think you're missing the point. It's quite common for people to ask that their trusses not be designed for a ceiling load if they don't plan to install a ceiling when the building is built. I'm saying I think that's a bad idea, as you never know what will happen in the future.

As someone else already said, it looks like the trusses are site built. You could hire an engineer to try to make some kind of determination. But that could get expensive. We often get people calling to ask if their trusses can support a ceiling load. And when people are building a new...

The bottom chord of a truss is in tension. If you cut the BC, the truss is no longer viable. And you increase the loads on the adjacent trusses by roughly 50%. As someone notes, it might be possible to used plywood on the ceiling to transfer the forces and then beef up the adjacent trusses...

I created a profile this morning, and ran across this thread. I have close to 40 years of truss design under my belt, so I thought I'd answer your question. Those are some of the most half-assed hand made trusses I've ever seen. There's no saving them. They simply need to be replaced...

Someone on the board referred me to this question. I designed trusses for close to 40 years, so I can answer this one for sure. I realize the trusses are already set as I'm writing this. But others will likely find the thread using the search function, and I want the correct answer on...