Repairing a roof truss
#1
06-05-03, 05:38 AM
Repairing a roof truss
My sister is selling her house and the home inspector noted that one of the roof trusses was broken. It's possible the roofers broke it by dropping stacks of shingles on that spot. The house is 35 years old.
My questions are:
-> can i use a sister truss mated right to the broken truss?
-> If i do, do i put one on both sides of it?
->do i just span the broken section with an 8' piece or run one the entire length of the existing truss?
Thanks for any information you give,
CB
My questions are:
-> can i use a sister truss mated right to the broken truss?
-> If i do, do i put one on both sides of it?
->do i just span the broken section with an 8' piece or run one the entire length of the existing truss?
Thanks for any information you give,
CB
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06-05-03, 02:53 PM
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Yes, you can use a sister truss. And, yes you can put one on each side. I probably would. I would probably not go all the way across, but about 5 feet on each side of the break.
