I’m currently framing a custom home with some large spans. The trusses over the garage are over 50′ long, yea garage mahal. The trusses are two piece that break on a beam in the middle. The structs require a strap on the bottom chord and the top chord at this connection. My first impression is that the strap should go on the bottom of the bottom chord. That would require us to position the trusses on layout, lay each truss down, install the strap, and then roll them back up. I’m wondering if I could install the strap on the side of the bottom chord of the trusses. It would be much quicker, easier, and safer. The building official as well as the struct engineer will be inspecting all my work…..
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This would be a question for the truss manufactur to see how they was designed to be spliced. At the end of the day that’s what the inspector is going to go by.
^ agreed
You should have recieved a spec'd placement of the straps with the order. If you can't find it with the order paper work that came with the delivery call the component plant/salesman for verification.
Maybe Cali is different?? For the past 20+ years the structural engineers call out the straps and h1 connections. The truss company supplies the trusses with a layout.