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compression post

  1. Builder Bob

    Question for the masses? Does a compression post have to be plumb?

    After researching the google master wealth of knowledge, I cannot find an answer to this riddle. If I have an non-structural roof deck and the compression post must go to structure- what is the maximum deviation from plumb that a compression post can be? The guideline only indicate that the...
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