Floor Truss Bearing Details

Shrinkage warping or twisting are minimized.

Floor truss bearing details.

Sheathing installation is much easier. Field peak cap connection detail. Squeak ing floors and loose nails in wallboard or siding can be reduced by allowing framing to season to a moisture con tent which is as close as possible to moisture levels it. Floor trusses can span farther between bearing points than i joists allowing for larger open rooms.

Standard repair to remove end vertical ribbon notch vertical. Standard repair detail for stubbing a floor truss at interior bearing. Forming the top of the floor truss. Stiffness and strength can be designed into the floor truss creating a more solid floor.

Floor joists over a crawl space may reach seasonal moisture contents in excess of 14 percent. Roof truss repair details. Special bearing cantilever and balcony details are easily built in. Support of bottom chord of standard open end jack using pressure blocks.

And parallel to floor truss span strongback lateral supports 24 max. Keyed bearing or shared bearing details allow two different floor trusses to share the same interior bearing and stay aligned eliminating the need to stagger or overlap the two trusses. Top chord bearinga floor truss support condition in which the truss load is transferred to the bearing or support through the top chord and 4x4 block end detail. Roof trusses and rafters on the other hand may dry below 6 percent.

The spacing of floor trusses allows for maximum structural efficiency and speed of installation. Field peak cap connection detail. Truss a pre built component that functions as a structural support. Contact mitek engineering support for any questions.

72 5 0 mi ni m u m girder floor truss floor truss jacks a a bearing wall girder floor truss floor truss jacks bearing wall cantilevered floor truss two 2x rim joists 24 max. Some of these standard details may be sealed upon request. Standard repair detail for stubbing a floor truss at interior bearing. Floor truss bearing detail.

View the following detail guides. Floor trusses have built in openings which can be used to install hvac ductwork plumbing lines and electrical wiring. Floor truss bearing detail. Roof floor truss manual 7 31 08 10 43 am page 12.

This also reduces the need and cost for extra bearing posts beams and footings. Standard repair detail to modify truss from top chord bearing to bottom chord bearing. Mitek floor truss system design flexibility allow a multitude of pre fabricated details that substantially speed up the installation on site.