Roof Truss Repair Plates

In situations where truss connector plates are missing or have become loose or damaged the forces that carried through the plate must be restored through a repair.

Roof truss repair plates.

Roof truss repair details. Featuring a durable zinc plated steel construction this plate is easy to install. Mending plates 4 pack are the everbilt 2 in. A special countersunk 2 hole design allows flat head screws to sit flush with the material.

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. The basics of the process are as follows. If available a portable plate press can allow the installation of a new plate to carry the necessary forces. Introducing our latest design in our line of truss plates f t ashpcan20 a flier describing the new ashp and ashpn truss hinge plate models and showing the canadian limit state design values.

Standard repair detail for damaged or missing plates on a gable stud. Apply connector plate at a 1 8 inch spacing from the original plate installation so most of the plate is gripping fresh wood. This method is not too dissimilar to using the method above. Standard repair detail to pad bottom chord.

Typical wood roof trusses consists of numbers members called chords and webs that are connected together with metal plates. 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. There are several factors to consider before deciding which product to use. 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. First everyone involved in the repair process needs to understand the difference between the two products. The first thing you need to do is to assess the damage. Refill the holes in the wood truss with wood adhesive and apply a wood scab to patch it.

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. Joist end repair plates for roof trusses.