Truss issue on a new building, would like some insight.

[Jon Boy]

Pretty simple fix considering it’s not sheeted. They can take all of the metal off and reuse it along with the purlins and shim the truss. Personally I’d just plane it but that’s not code. It’d be a lot to plane. But some of the houses that I’ve seen built and the snow load they’ve taken over the last 100 years I’d imagine it’d be just fine.

I’d personally let it ride and not give them the final 10%. They are going to have the same guys do all of that and it’s going to look worst in the end.

 

[IDVortex]

Pretty simple fix considering it’s not sheeted. They can take all of the metal off and reuse it along with the purlins and shim the truss. Personally I’d just plane it but that’s not code. It’d be a lot to plane. But some of the houses that I’ve seen built and the snow load they’ve taken over the last 100 years I’d imagine it’d be just fine.

I’d personally let it ride and not give them the final 10%. They are going to have the same guys do all of that and it’s going to look worst in the end.

Id put money down the metal will have either creases or bends in the panels.

 

[dubllung4]

Replacing the last couple runs of purlins with 2x6s ripped down is likely going to be your best bet.

This looks like a Morton building. If so, I would not be afraid to elevate this past your local sales guy if necessary. I would not settle until you are happy- that steel should have never been put down.

 

[Jon Boy]

Id put money down the metal will have either creases or bends in the panels.

Great point, that will need to be replaced if that is the case.

 

[WCB]

No way I'd accept it. I'd push it as far as you need to. Withhold payment and not sign off on the job. With all the other problems you pointed out I probably would have haulted construction before it got that far.

 

[Tod osier]

No way I'd accept it. I'd push it as far as you need to. Withhold payment and not sign off on the job. With all the other problems you pointed out I probably would have haulted construction before it got that far.

I sent an email with lots of pics this morning to my point of contact and he said he will forward it. Hoping to have a discussion soon, but I have plenty of time and elk season to serve as a distraction.

 

[woods89]

Replacing the last couple runs of purlins with 2x6s ripped down is likely going to be your best bet.

Isn't this going to create a fascia that's wider at the bottom than the top on the gable?

 

[EastHumboldt]

Looks to me like they had a camber built into their truss jig. On purpose or not.

Since the roof is over engineered at 55lbs / sq. ft., this might be an acceptable solution. Remove the metal roof, remove the purlins, plane the truss top chords straight. Sister a pair of 2x4’s, one on either side of each top chord, re-install the purlins and roof. Discard any bent roofing that shows creases. I don’t think you’d lose much live load, if any. It occurs to me that this may be as much or more work as ripping out the trusses and installing new ones.

At any rate I’d be insistent that they fix this. Bending the roofing like that can’t be good for its water tight qualities or longevity. And it absolutely looks terrible.

 

[WCB]

I sent an email with lots of pics this morning to my point of contact and he said he will forward it. Hoping to have a discussion soon, but I have plenty of time and elk season to serve as a distraction.

Hopefully you get it ironed out. Took me 3.5 months and 3 different visits from a contractor when the did a pretty crap job on my house siding. after the 2nd visit I said bring a completely different crew or your not fixing the issues, I'm not signing off, and I'm not paying the balance (40%). 3rd time out the new crew boss was awesome and right in front of the companies main job sup he said "its like the last crew tried to do shitty work"...dude was a rock star and did above and beyond.