Roof Truss Repair Plates

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Roof truss repair plates.

A special countersunk 2 hole design allows flat head screws to sit flush with the material. Standard repair detail to pad bottom chord. Standard repair detail for damaged or missing plates on a gable stud. It involves cutting away the damaged end and replacing with a new piece but this time the two sections are joined using galvanised steel plates.

The basics of the process are as follows. This method is not too dissimilar to using the method above. If the roof truss has a small crack you will be using the two wooden boards to patch it up but if the crack is much more severe you should use the steel plates because they offer much stronger support to the damaged truss. Roof truss repair details.

Plywood and osb are two types of wood structural panel products commonly specified and used to repair damaged joints in metal plate connected wood trusses. Featuring a durable zinc plated steel construction this plate is easy to install. Typical wood roof trusses consists of numbers members called chords and webs that are connected together with metal plates. There are several factors to consider before deciding which product to use.

Apply connector plate at a 1 8 inch spacing from the original plate installation so most of the plate is gripping fresh wood. The everbilt 2 in. The first thing you need to do is to assess the damage. Mending plates 4 pack are the ideal reinforcements for flat surface joints seams or cracks.

Refill the holes in the wood truss with wood adhesive and apply a wood scab to patch it. Standard repair detail to pad top chord to match roof plane 2 1 2 minimum mii rep11. If available a portable plate press can allow the installation of a new plate to carry the necessary forces. First everyone involved in the repair process needs to understand the difference between the two products.

Mending plates 4 pack are the everbilt 2 in. Relatively small metal teeth protrude from the plates and the plates are pressed into the wood members using thousands of pounds of force for each joint.