Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
(OP)
Has anyone ever used light gage steel framing to repair a damaged truss? Apartment buildng had a fire, burned through bottom chord between panel points. Contractor suggested applying 18 ga metal stud to each side after piecing in 2x4. Would this work?






RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
If the trusses were prefabricated by a truss fabricator, you should probably get his thoughts on what to do.
BA
RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
Better check it out first...
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
RE: Repair wood truss with light gage steel framing?
Now, if it were a compression member, Id replace the members and create a "shell" around the damaged area with structural plywood (both sides), nailed and glued to stabilize for buckling.
-Robert Miller, E.I.T.
KPA Structural Engineers