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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05110064-Correspondence FRANKLIN, IN 46131 (317) 787-3211 · Fax: (317) 738-3440 02/20/03 To whom it may concern, Fillers are framing added to a truss to complete the desired shape. Fillers are not pat~ of the structural analysis o~ ~he trUss and are structural only for the purPose of supporting ~e building materials and transferring their weight to the truss. In residential construction on the bottom of e fillers usually occur, this would be the weight of the drywall, insulation, wiring ~. Fillers cat be factory or field known to create Factory applied fillers are truss drawings by the fact that and there are no joints called out at their ends. Fillers ma5 standard stick framing practices. The one exception to this is if the filler is being used for bearing. Any part of tl~e filler filling a gap between a bearing and the tress cannot be altered or removed. ,, ,, Factory built but loose fillers to be field applied are also used. These Hockey Stick fillers are usually two piece 'L shaped fillers Used to create smaller filler areas. These loose fillers are to be nailed to the side of the tress and like other fillers should be regarded as stick framing subject to all standard stick framing practices. Field applied fillers should be installed in such a way that.they transfer the weight of the load to the tress evenly. 'On bottom chord fillers verticals 48 o/c are often used. ;rhe farther apart the verticals are the more load each one carries and the less even the load becomes. This can cause excessive bending in the member the vertical is attached to. Having a vertical at or near each joint where it will not cause bending in the member it is attached to is a way of avoiding ii]is problem. This is the way we ar; currently applying our factory-applied fillers. Bracing will be required on the truss bottom chords in filler areas where there is no sheathing (drywall) directly applied to the truss bottom chord. See the truss drawing for bracing spacing in filler areas. If the unsheathed part of the bottom chord is shorter than the required bracing spacing for the bottom chord no bracing is required. For more information see the standard filler detail sheet that is part of the individual job paperwork package. If you have any questions please feel free to call me. I can be reached at (317) 738-3211. Sincerely, Joseph L I-Ieinsman, P.E. Technical Services Manager 6/2006 08:01 FAX 13177383440 TO DAVIDSON IND [~005 FABRICATED AND FIELD APPLIED FILLERS SCISSORS, MONOS, AND VAULT TRUSSES EE TRUSS DRAWINGS F R SP CIFIC BRA N TA LS BOTTOM CHORDS WITHOUT SHT'G DIRECTLY APPLIED (FILLER,.. AREAS), ARE TO HAVE BRACING PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 'LATERAL BRACING" SECTION OF THAT SPECIFIC ENGINEERED TRUSS DRAWING. MAY BE USED FOR 10 PSF BC LOADING TRUSSES MAXIMUM FLRe ~T. S-16D NAILS O SC · TRIM SCISSOR TRUSS W TRUSSES MAXIMUM 24'o.c. 2x_ Material os Required for Ceiling Joists--j BOTTOM CHORDS WITHOUT SHT'G DIRECTLY APPLIED (FILLER AREAS), ARE TO HAVE BRACING PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "LATERAL BRACING" SECTION OF THAT SPECIFIC ENGINEERED TRUSS DRAWING. DAVIDSON ~002 2x4 ha~ger used to support ~usses. See ledger c~elo~l shegt. 01/16/2006 05:01 FA~ 13177383440 DAVIDSON IND t~003 YAUL~ 24,*5.9 30-11-2 01~i6/2006 08:01 FiX 13177383440 DAVID$ON IND ~004 16-74) ~ 24-5-9 + 30.11-2 ~r 36-0,0 3.~..~-4