Floor Truss Bearing Details

Top chord bearing end condition the ultimate advantage probably one of the most appreciated feature of the mitek floor truss engineered floor system is the ability to hide beam in the floor by using a.

Floor truss bearing details.

Roof trusses and rafters on the other hand may dry below 6 percent. Support of bottom chord of standard open end jack using pressure blocks. Floor truss bearing detail. View the following detail guides.

Floor joists over a crawl space may reach seasonal moisture contents in excess of 14 percent. Contact mitek engineering support for any questions. When the 4x4 block length is extended this is referred to as mid chord bearing. Some of these standard details may be sealed upon request.

Special bearing cantilever and balcony details are easily built in. Standard repair detail to modify truss from top chord bearing to bottom chord bearing. Standard repair detail for stubbing a floor truss at interior bearing. This also reduces the need and cost for extra bearing posts beams and footings.

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. The result is a cleaner detail with full bearing while reducing labor and material usage. Field peak cap connection detail. Standard repair to remove end vertical ribbon notch vertical.

Forming the top of the floor truss. Floor trusses have built in openings which can be used to install hvac ductwork plumbing lines and electrical wiring. And parallel to floor truss span strongback lateral supports 24 max. The spacing of floor trusses allows for maximum structural efficiency and speed of installation.

Truss a pre built component that functions as a structural support. Standard repair detail for stubbing a floor truss at interior bearing. Mitek floor truss system design flexibility allow a multitude of pre fabricated details that substantially speed up the installation on site. Field peak cap connection detail.

Floor trusses can span farther between bearing points than i joists allowing for larger open rooms. Roof truss repair details. Sheathing installation is much easier. 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.

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 truss bearing detail. Roof floor truss manual 7 31 08 10 43 am page 12.