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I’m sure an 18 inch footer would support the structure you’re speaking of but you won’t know what’s code until you ask your inspector or figure it out online. I don’t have first had experience with Alaskan slabs or monolithic pours as some may call it. But I just finished extensive research on...

Thanks for confirming!

I couldn’t find anything. Here’s what I did when I was in your situation. Call the three towns nearest to you and ask to speak with the inspector and tell them exactly what you’re wanting to build. Tell them that you live in the city that your calling and ask about footing requirements. See what...

What city are you in? I can try to find the requirements.

Any takers?

Review your footing requirements for the size of building you’re planning.

Good morning Garagers, First I wanted to say thanks to everyone for your assistance on my previous questions. You guys have been a god send for my project. Thank you!!! I need help with ideas for trimming along my rake edge. My assumption is that I run a 2x6 along my rake and secure to the...

Oh I gotcha now. Thanks

Thanks for the input everyone. Just wanted to add information I received from the engineering department at the truss plant as to help anyone out in the future. Anyways, spoke to an engineer and the camber is within spec. At about 3/8 of an inch. Spec being 1/4-1/2 for this design. He said it...

I ran out side and snapped a photo for this thread of my hurricane clips for reference. No roof on it yet! Beautiful night sky last night though.

Thank you. I think the title of my thread got this off to a confusing start. When I initially researched my situation I thought it was called uplift. When actually it’s a cambered bottom chord.

Thanks for the lengthy response. Are hurricanes ties sufficient for my exterior walls or do I need to account for any horizontal movement in the heel or the point that rest on the wall? Do I need to remove and go with a horizontally slotted clip? Photo attached.

Huh?

Thanks for the response. The product that you attached makes sense to me for interior walls but not exterior walls. I would think you want no vertical movement on the truss ends where it sits on exterior walls.

Please share your insight. Greatly appreciated.

That makes perfect sense. Thanks for explaining. So I’m guessing that all hurricane ties that I was using as truss clip need to come off? I installed them on my load bearing walls. Or do they need to come off on my non load bearing walls? Photo for reference.

Good afternoon garagers, Encountered my second question for this group. It seems I have some uplift going on with my factory trusses. I put in both gable trusses but there’s a small gap in the middle. Pad is level walls are level. Im scratching my head on this one. Any thoughts or...

Great points.

You’re spot on. I’m going to find a trex trim or something to run around the bottom and cut the osb a few inches shy of the slab.

Thanks for your reply. Definitely doing a double top plate. Don’t see why anyone wouldn’t. It’s cheap insurance that from what I see doubles the strength of holding up the roof.