Hi Michael,
If there is a Menard's close to you, stop at the Contractor's Desk and ask them if they have a Midwest Manufacturing book. Midwest Manufacturing is Menard's truss company.

A while ago I needed to explain to an attorney why he couldn't store personal belongings on the top of the bottom chord of the roof trusses in his attic. (The trusses were not storage trusses.)

This is something close to having an in-depth conversation with my chocolate labrador retriever. No, I think that would actually be easier.

The guys at the Contractor's desk made a copy of part of the MM book that explains tension and compression on roof trusses. I'll never really know if the attorney understood it, but it did bring his griping to an end.

I looked around my office but I can't find it now. If I locate it I'll send it to you.

Jeff Beck
Foresight Home Inspection LLC
847-529-5103