Recent content by mbolton

It definitely affects ceiling appearance and without jacking them up and adding a strongback or sister joisting, I would never get a decent looking ceiling. Ok, I think I will see what moving the worst one is like, if it takes too much pressure, I will just sister joist them. It doesn't look...

Interesting, Rusty. So you’re suggesting running the plywood parallel to the truss then instead of a strongback? Or is that considered a strongback, too? My concern doing this would be as you suggest, limiting attic access, especially if/when I have to replace that water heater again as well...

Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I have almost the exact same issue as the OP and there is some helpful information in this thread I want to reference. My issue is two sagging trusses in a hallway that I noticed when scraping the popcorn from the ceiling. I thought at first is was just the...