December 2019 Component Manufacturing Advertiser

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Inspecting Trusses—You Never Know What You Might See

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ecently, I was asked to divert from my normal 3rd party agenda to make a special truss inspection. Although this seemed a little unusual, on occasion I am asked to do this sort of thing, so I didn’t pay it any mind. Normally, it’s a peculiar joint condition or a difficult plate placement where someone might have a question. In this case, I was stunned to see the “special inspection” was a Christmas tree made up of connectors and truss lumber. It was awesome. Considering my affection with the Christmas holiday, I was chuckling a hearty Ho! Ho! Ho! the whole time!

Fast forward to a few days later, I was asked an equally unusual question in a strikingly similar way at a totally different truss plant. This time, I was floored. This time it was a Go! Go! Go! The questions flooded my head. What codes should be considered? The National Plumbing Code? What about “load” cases? Seriously, are there any “wind” considerations? Should they be made of non-combustible lumber given the potentially high methane atmosphere? The trusses to be inspected were toilet stall door partitions in a newly remodeled bathroom. These trusses were built like a brick HOUSE. I was very impressed, especially

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