Would I not risk disturbing the tiles when hammering on the trusses?
Bent truss
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No it will be fine.
Just to be clear... When you mentioned the risk of splitting, did you mean the brace or the truss? Because I've just overboarded a ceiling and I must have screwed at least 200 screws in those trusses
The bracing will split if you nail at the end of the board.
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I've just had a roofer over to take a look.
He has said that the bent web is likely not a problem but he said that he recommends replacing all the connector plates as they are made of wood (see pictures in first post) and replace them with steel ones. He would also add some sort of steel braces connected to the external walls to avoid for the trusses to move.
He reckons it would be around 2000£. I've asked about a simple diagonal bracing and his comment was "that won't do anything more than what you already have. Somehow I am a bit skeptical about all this... what do you guys think?
He has said that the bent web is likely not a problem but he said that he recommends replacing all the connector plates as they are made of wood (see pictures in first post) and replace them with steel ones. He would also add some sort of steel braces connected to the external walls to avoid for the trusses to move.
He reckons it would be around 2000£. I've asked about a simple diagonal bracing and his comment was "that won't do anything more than what you already have. Somehow I am a bit skeptical about all this... what do you guys think?
It's normally better to use screws for retro loft work, to minimise banging and risk of cracking ceiling plaster.
No conflict of interest there. Never let a trades person comment on structural work outside of their expertise or recommend work that they will then get paid for.
Truss work is not a roofers job, it's a carpenter's. Roofers are not normally qualified to comment on structural truss bracing. No offence to roofers.
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By that logic you should replace the trusses too, because they are also made of wood
Have the connectors rotted, yet the trusses have not?
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