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Notgrownup
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What have decided to do is just put a 4x8 sheet in each corner to keep it straight and strong . I will keep some braces on and put the trusses up the sheath the rest..
Better to sheet before or after trusses???
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readhead
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Looks good. You need to place cripples above the headers, above the trimmers to lock in the headers. Did you figure two trimmers on each side of the garage door all the way to the floor so there will be a place to install the door tracks?
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Notgrownup
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I have 2x6 treated lumber for the trimmers., I have all the cripple studs installed already, they are there in the picture.
readhead
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Good. Sounds like you have it under control.
Ain't no shame in that
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Notgrownup
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Didn't mean o sound like a smart a$$ there, if you meant something different than what i pointed out please let me know, this is my 1st framing job so I am sure there will be some things I missed...
readhead
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It looks good. Really. No snarkyness. I still don't see cripples above the ends of the headers. I don't see diagonal braces at the gable truss's. You don't want them to fall over like dominos.
For a first time you're looking good.
For a first time you're looking good.
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Notgrownup
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OK, see attached and let me know are these the ones you are talking about? they may have been hard to see but they are there...
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Notgrownup
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Not sure you can see with this PDF... I kept the 16" on center going over the doors and windows... My front gable is giving me a fit... I can't see me get it at a 90 degree angle, I am going to work on that tomorrow, other than that the trusses are straight and braced in 3 areas all the way the 24' length, 2 places on the top ridge plate and in the middle all the way down the bottom plate and Hurricane ties on each ends to the top plate and the 2nd top plate of the walls...I probably overkilled it but it's only nails... I have plenty of those...LOL...
readhead
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Should be a cripple above the end of the headers. A continuation of the trimmer to the top plate. There will usually be a 2x through the center of the truss's nailed to the top of the bottom cord. This will keep the bottom cords on layout. Run a 2x from the top of the gable at about a 45 degree angle and nail to the board running the length of the building. A lot of the time the bracing requirements will come with the paperwork for the trusses.