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by edelstoff
Mon May 11, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: Fink Truss and Central Brace Role and Replacement
Replies: 1
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Re: Fink Truss and Central Brace Role and Replacement

Any thoughts on this question? I get that I can't remove any of the fink truss webs but these ad hoc horizontal central braces look pretty redundant from a load point of view and I can't see any pictures of fink trusses with them. Might they have just been fitted to stop warping of the truss before ...
by edelstoff
Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: Fink Truss and Central Brace Role and Replacement
Replies: 1
Views: 2658

Fink Truss and Central Brace Role and Replacement

Hi, I have fink trusses in the roof, and the two longest central webs have bracing between them on some trusses (not all). This looks a bit ad hoc and roughly nailed into the webs. This reinforcement is not shown on any of the engineering drawings for fink trusses and has me puzzled as to it's role ...
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