CFS Truss Specified by EOR
CFS Truss Specified by EOR
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Does anyone else have difficulties with cold-formed steel truss mfgr's that are not associated with Alpine TrusSteel? I have no associated with the truss industry, FYI. My problem comes with these 'Mom & Pop' truss operations that supply drywall materials and then decide to make trusses from C-shaped members. The engineering is then farmed out-of-state by someone who rubber-stamps a truss designer’s computer output. When it comes to connection they say, "what connections? Those are designed by the EOR." I cannot find anything in the Simpson catalog that will work for their members. I don't mean to complain or put anyone down in the industry but it just kills me on the CA end of things and that's money out of my pocket because someone is too lazy to coordinate their work. Who else other than Alpine has engineered connections for CFS trusses? Maybe it’s me being lazy, but you think if someone is paid to do a job as a professional then they should act like one.






RE: CFS Truss Specified by EOR
RE: CFS Truss Specified by EOR
http://www.aegismetalframing.com/30000.html
I modified the specification slightly and added Alpine.
I got a good design from Aegis. The only aggravating item was that I had specified wind uplifts and the Aegis software calculated them automatically. It was difficult to compare the two due to the "black box" nature of the Aegis software. But they all looked conservative and very complete. All members and internal connections were designed. The only loose end was the attachment to the building walls which I had to do.
RE: CFS Truss Specified by EOR
RE: CFS Truss Specified by EOR
RE: CFS Truss Specified by EOR
As stated above, the EOR specifies the only the connection to the supporting element (wall, beam). The Simpson hardware works for that because you substitute sheet metal screws for nails.