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    Installing ceiling drywall before interior framing - Fasten Master Vs Truss Clips

    Been out of money working on my build but finally got some cash to keep plugging away. I have brought this up before and main argument is how you secure the wall to the truss with truss clips if you have drywall in the way. Other argument was how do you tip up the wall if the driwall is in the...
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    Maximum span distance for BCIs - some advice

    Hey guys, Project details (I decided to go two story's because its not much extra money and my 25k foundation is really beefy, 8" monster stem wall, 24inch footing, for small 24'x64' duplex with monster 12" common wall in the middle.) Engineered trusses all roof load is to outside load bearing...
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    Building your own trusses

    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. details 1- I am in Alaska outside the city...
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    Commercial building with wood trusses with ceiling grid below – hot/humid environment

    If the decision is made to utilize a vented attic with insulation installed between the trusses, is a membrane on the underside of the truss required or recommended? Below the trusses will be an acoustic ceiling grid. The IBC construction type is V-B, so a rated roof with a rated membrane is...
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    2x4 truss runner penetrating 1 hour rated tenant wall.

    We are building apartments in South Florida which are separated with a 1hr fire rated drywall tenant wall (the building has fire sprinklers). Above the tenant wall sits a truss which is wrapped with fire rated drywall and achieves the 1 hour requirement as well. In that attic space we have...
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    Space above ceiling used as non ducted plenum returns

    I am working on a 1200 sq ft addition to a commercial (bank) building with masonry walls with wooden roof trusses. There is no sprinkler system in the building. Nothing will be stored above the dropped ceiling. The insulation is on the roof, so there will be no insulation in the space above the...
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