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How To Fix A Broken Roof Truss ?
The roof trust acts just as a bypass. In order to bear the load of slanted roof, the truss must be made quite strong. It should be made in a way so as to give support to the roof horizontally and vertically as well.
However, the roof trusses may break due to many reasons. A broken roof truss can cause many different problems. If the truss is bad enough, it can cause the sagging or collapse of a roof. Well, don’t get dishearten. You can fix the broken truss.
First of all, determine the size of the roof truss to be repaired. As the trusses are available in various sizes, calculate the one needed by your roof. You can do this by measuring across the width of the truss. A 2-by-6 truss will measure 5.5 inches and a 2-by-8 truss will measure 7.5 inches.
To begin with the repairs, we must have lumbers of 4 feet length each. These patches would be placed on either side of the broken truss.
Now, the truss patches should be attached. Against the flat side of the broken truss, install the 4 foot board. Make sure, same amount of patch rests on either side of the break or that the break is centered in the middle of the patch.
Confirm that you are not securing the truss with the 16- penny nails but with the wood screws. Take the help from an assistant to exert pressure for the truss alignment.
Similar to this, place the other patch. While placing, make sure that the flat side of first and the second patch should be in line. Hold them on the roofs with the wood screws. This way, the roof truss will regain its strength with the repairs.
Making repairs to the roof truss involves using the circular saw. One should be cautious handling them. Moreover, if you are not apprehended with all ins and outs of roofing, better take the services of a talented roofer.