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Old 09-07-2007, 09:43 PM
Steve Duchene Steve Duchene is offline
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Re: Truss Uplift Info needed
Speaking from my building experience, I have personal knowledge of attaching trusses to the interior walls with hurricane straps. In 1980 we did such a thing to try and defeat the dreaded uplift and the resulting drywall damage. It worked like a dream, no drywall damage, but it lifted the wall 3/4" off the floor and the resulting openings between the base shoe and hardwood were much worse than any drywall damage I've ever seen.

The method of not fastening within 16" of the walls has been the most effective fix in our area of the midwest. Leaving out that fastener allows truss to move and the drywall to bow with out any resulting damage. Simpson Strongtie actually makes a truss attachment plate that allows the truss to move vertically yet still be attached to the wall plates. The drywall clip method also works quite well.
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