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    Splicing floor trusses via top and bottom 2x4 additions.

    Thank you for the speedy response. 1. The triangulation of the trusses will be preserved by cutting out truss extensions that will exactly continue the longer trusses triangulation pattern. 2. Thus there will thus be wood to wood contact at the splice point, top and bottom. 3. The double 2x4...
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    Splicing floor trusses via top and bottom 2x4 additions.

    Gentlemen; Though I am a mechanical engineer and I have 15 yrs experience I am wise enough to ask professionals that have intimate experience in this area. I have 160 floor trusses ranging from 15' to 19' in length and 14" in depth. My needs require floor truss lengths of 20'-7". My...

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