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Note the temporary beams, or metal poles (a choice if it will be used a few times, vs just once), under the bottom board for the rare lift. The bottom 2x cannot deflect. In part because of the lam beam tying 7 truss bottoms together.
The string and weight would be a good idea, if only to test, or just to monitor against permanent damage.
Ryan, I did want to grab some ties, but town is a literal hour away.
In the meanwhile, I did tie the laminated OSB to the trusses via plumber's tape (way overlapped). I used an awl to put tension on the tape as I worked around the install, so there shouldn't be even 1/8" of shift due to compression, under load.
Nail holes aside, there are none.
If nail holes are a concern, it would seem truss companies would tell roofers how many they can use when tying plywood/OSB to them, or how many framing nails are allowed when 2x's are added to stop lateral movement, but none of the engineered trusses I ordered in the past had that kind of information.
In the end, since I will be going down this road one way or another, the more I can do to over engineer things to put the least amount of stress on the package deal, the better. Accordingly, the thoughts, concerns and ideas are appreciated.
The string and weight would be a good idea, if only to test, or just to monitor against permanent damage.
Ryan, I did want to grab some ties, but town is a literal hour away.
In the meanwhile, I did tie the laminated OSB to the trusses via plumber's tape (way overlapped). I used an awl to put tension on the tape as I worked around the install, so there shouldn't be even 1/8" of shift due to compression, under load.
Nail holes aside, there are none.
If nail holes are a concern, it would seem truss companies would tell roofers how many they can use when tying plywood/OSB to them, or how many framing nails are allowed when 2x's are added to stop lateral movement, but none of the engineered trusses I ordered in the past had that kind of information.
In the end, since I will be going down this road one way or another, the more I can do to over engineer things to put the least amount of stress on the package deal, the better. Accordingly, the thoughts, concerns and ideas are appreciated.
