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that will not work because the top cord of thetruss is not touching the top palte of the wall there will be a gap no matter where you move the blocking...

Ya the ones you got are called full height blocking. I saw that mentioned as an option. It usually depends on how high your truss top cord is above the top plate of the wall. that all depends on what kind of truss you have. My truss compnay just gave me a 1 sheet diagram witha top down view...

I did some research on frieze blocks. Apprently the IRC talks about having continuous load path from the roof into the top plates, so it says the blocking should be there and connected to both. But I found a few articles that say there is debate in the industry if it is needed and a lot of...

I think the problem is the bottom cords are not cut to a sharp point where they meet the top cord. when I meassure end to end from the bottom cord, it is exactly 24 ft, which is the dimension of my garage. But that raises the top cord up a little bit and it is not resting on the top plate of...

I am installing the trusses on my garage. The truss manufacture included the frieze blocks. When I put them in place and the bottom is touching the top plate of the wall,, there is a 1/4" gap on the top with respect to the top of the truss. I could move them up so the top of the frieze block is...