Garage truss
Garage truss
(OP)
Thoughts? A possible client.
When was the last time you drove down the highway without seeing a commercial truck hauling goods?
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RE: Garage truss
RE: Garage truss
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It will last right up until you get any significant rain or snow on the roof.
Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.
RE: Garage truss
That's probably the (only) reason he wants to hire an engineer to look at it: to get a stamped letter saying everything's hunky dory. He might even be willing to pay as much as $100 for such a letter. If the sale is imminent, though, he might be willing to pay a bit more for it.
If his interest was in getting an actual engineered solution he would have asked for your involvement on the front end.
RE: Garage truss
I’d stay out of that garage and a long way away from that project. It’s a disaster well on its way to happening, and you don’t want to be involved when it happens. You might report that to the local Bldg. Dept. and have them look into it, if they wish. You can’t cut out the bottom three quarters of a 14 or 16" deep truss, leaving only the top chord intact, over the middle third of the span, however you try to reinforce it, without causing problems. The photo already has an appropriate sign at the bottom right corner, and he’s too dumb to heed it, the WARNING. You can educate ignorance away, you really can’t fix stupidity.
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don't see it working as there isn't much meat left on top
i wonder if this is the same one that I saw on another forum butchering his trusses up and blasting everyone in the forum...
i wouldn't walk away from this.. .I would run!
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Look at the bottom piece of those "joist" sections. Is that nail plate holding two pieces of wood together in the centre? What sort of tensile strength does that have?
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JHG
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Seriously, if you take on a job like this on I hope you get an upfront fee and produce a bulletproof detail & specification. Otherwise, run for the hills...