Thanks for hand holding first and foremost, I am just trying to build a home for my family its just a 24x36 ranch style home and want to save as much as I can. I got a quote for 12k for my trusses I can build them for 4k myself, 1/3rd the cost.
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1- I am in Alaska outside the city limits. I have autocad and can build them perfectly, no different then the plant. Obviously I will need to fabricate a truss press and not smack the plates in with a hammer.
2-The design I already have given by Spenard Builders Supply has dimensions and everything including the mending plates and design and load criteria, wind, snow etc.
3-outside city limits so I will be on purely intrnational building code.
My inspector said "they have to be engineered." I am reading through International Building Code and does not say they have to have stamped specs to accompany the trusses assuming its residential under certain criteria, which my place is small simple single story home. I also read some detail here https://www.structuremag.org/?p=14283
I want to build the trusses myself. I am not going to say a single thing to my inspector but i am wondering if he calls it on me am I in the right here? I am not a code wizard i am reading I just dont see where it says you cant build them unless they are overseen by an engineer. Obviously they have to have proper design, which I already have in specs given to me with Spenard Builders Supply quote/layout sheets. They have everything on there.
Am i in the right here? Just want my guns loaded if I do this and the inspector tells me the need to be from the plant and stamped.
Thanks in advance appreciate any response.
details
1- I am in Alaska outside the city limits. I have autocad and can build them perfectly, no different then the plant. Obviously I will need to fabricate a truss press and not smack the plates in with a hammer.
2-The design I already have given by Spenard Builders Supply has dimensions and everything including the mending plates and design and load criteria, wind, snow etc.
3-outside city limits so I will be on purely intrnational building code.
My inspector said "they have to be engineered." I am reading through International Building Code and does not say they have to have stamped specs to accompany the trusses assuming its residential under certain criteria, which my place is small simple single story home. I also read some detail here https://www.structuremag.org/?p=14283
I want to build the trusses myself. I am not going to say a single thing to my inspector but i am wondering if he calls it on me am I in the right here? I am not a code wizard i am reading I just dont see where it says you cant build them unless they are overseen by an engineer. Obviously they have to have proper design, which I already have in specs given to me with Spenard Builders Supply quote/layout sheets. They have everything on there.
Am i in the right here? Just want my guns loaded if I do this and the inspector tells me the need to be from the plant and stamped.
Thanks in advance appreciate any response.