Will it cost me in the long run?
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Well I installed a truss over my garage that my ceiling joists will tie into and ran into a problem. It seems the center of my garage wall is not plumb anymore by 1/2″. I guess the wall moved on me when moving the truss around. My garage corners are plumb so it looks like only the center of the wall is out of plumb. The truss has been bolted down and braced so it would be a hassle to untie it to re-plumb the center of my garage wall.
If I leave it as is will it cost me much in the long run?
Some specs. 4/12 pitch hip over garage, 26′-5 1/2″ width of garage wall,single story.
I posted some pics.
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Is the wall straight at the dbl plate?
It's close enough for horse shoes and hand grenades.
fix it.
Yes it will cost you. 1/2" will show up in the overhang and it will look like a rookie built it!
Oh wait...a rookie is building it LOL!
Just pull a few nails and push the wall in the 1/2" to where it belongs. And don't whine and tell me how many nails you gotta pull...I don't care. You've already stood around scratching your head for more time than it would have taken if you just whipped out your nail puller and went at it.
Ten minutes and you'll be good to go.
Now...stop messing things up! Do I gotta drive down there and do this for you?
I agree with Jim Allen.
Fix it.
If you don't fix it you'll notice it forever. Or think you notice it, or wonder if you notice it, and regret not fixing it.
But if you fix it and remember it in a year or two you'll feel a bit of satisfaction that you sucked it up and made it right.
Edited 9/15/2008 7:23 pm ET by geoffhazel
An old high school friend called me over to critique his garage that he had built. He was a pattern maker at Ford. The freaking garage was precise in every detail except one. They had goofed and started the t1-11 from both ends and above the garage door was one panel that wasn't 8". It was killing him. I asked him..."why don't you just take off that end sheet and replace it with one of those leftover panels?" He looked at me like I was his savior and thanked me profusely for giving him that idea! LOL! It was ten minutes of repair for a lifetime of happiness.
I quit calling them nail pullers. They're erasers, man! They erase your mistakes. Got one in my tool belt.
I have found that often times the agonizing over carpentry mistakes takes longer than the fix. Even went so far as timing the fix enough times to get a feel for it.
I had a ~1/2 inch belly in the top of a barn wall years ago and didn't fix it as I should have. I could hardly notice it at first so I figured it would be fine. Once I got the siding on, it was much more noticable. That barn wall is the long wall that is parallel to, and just beyond, my driveway and is the first thing I see everytime I pull in or out of my driveway. It will drive me insane some day, and not a single day goes by that I don't regret spending 15 minutes to fix it. It'll never jeapordize the building, but it's an eyesore that bugs the heck out of me.
I'd fix it and move on.
Well I took the advice and fixed it. I feel better now, I think.
It'll pay dividends in the future.
How long did it take?
Oh about 45 min. I'm slow as you can see.
Oh about 45 min
Don't let me find that 45 min. on your timecard! =)View Image “Good work costs much more than poor imitation or factory product” – Charles GreeneCaliforniaRemodelingContractor.com
Time well spent.
Hey Jim, just curious but where are you working that you have internet access?
I'm in Round Rock. I don't work out in the field anymore. I'll be out measuring a house today to draw an addition though.
Jim anytime your in San Marcos let me know, i'll buy.
I'm curious - Is the roof stick framed, and this girder is holding it up?You have a pretty healthy tie down on one end of the truss that's attached to a header. Are ya gonna tie the header down to something or leave it like it is?
Free advice is worth what you paid for it
Hello Boss. The roof is stick framed but the only thing the truss is holding up is the ceiling joists it is not connected to the roof at all. I'll probably tie it down with straps.
If the girder truss only supports ceiling joists, the top chord has to be restrained by some means so it won't buckle sideways. The truss manufacturer can tell you how much lateral support it needs. I realize you may already know that - I just wanted to be sure.
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Thanks Boss.