In replacing my old IDEC cooler with the new OASys unit I found that a roof truss was cut to allow the old unit to be installed. The new unit was installed in this space and indeed could not have been installed without the cut out.
How do I find out how to correctly repair this? Do I need to since the house has been standing for 13 years without a problem?
My first time posting; would photos help?
Thanks,
BHF
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Your screen name is appropriate; a guy named BossHog is going to answer this best - he's our resident truss God.
Forrest
I don't really like the "truss God" label. It sounds too arrogant.Could we stick with "truss guy"?
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How about "The Piffin of Trusses"? ;)PaulB
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Truss Master
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Joe H
Okay - how about
In Boss We Truss
??
Forrest - giving credit where credit's due
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He's in his mellow phase and not all trussticular this week
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We're all just webs n the trrusses holding this place up
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Interesting way of looking at it. Some of the "webs" are in compression, and some of them DEFINITELY have too much tension.(-:
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<We're all just webs n the trrusses holding this place up>
<Some of the "webs" are in compression, and some of them DEFINITELY have too much tension.>
Whoa!
The metaphor twins!
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so be it "TRUSS GOD"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
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Boss -
Please, sir?
Forrest - pointing the way to the oracle
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Pics would definitely give me an idea what you have going on. You can attach 'em directly to a post if you reply in this thread. Or post 'em elsewhere and link to them ina post.
I'd kinda like to know what we're dealing with before we get into too much detail. The span and pitch of the trusses, as well as where you're located would be helpful.
BTW - What's an "IDEC cooler "?
so post yur picture...
maybe this can get back on tract...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Well, thanks to all for being willing to help out; the inspector(as will no doubt be a familiar experience) barely glanced at the install and signed off on the work. No blood, no foul.BTW, an IDEC is an indirect-direct evaporative cooler, essentially a highly efficient swamp cooler that those of us living in high heat low humidity can use instead of conventional air con. Very good in terms of energy use, at full cool mode it is said to use only 600 watts.Anyway thanks again; I didn't think the truss was a big deal(altho I know it could be); I was just getting ready with a solution if the inspector tripped.BHF"You know, even a bling hog finds an acorn every once in a while."
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