Attic Trusses Gusset Plate Pulled Back

Because it s nearly impossible to reinstall the plate replace it with a 1 2 plywood gusset.

Attic trusses gusset plate pulled back. However this is often not a simple process. I would try to pull down on the top chord to see if the nails lineup with its current position which would indicate the damage was done before the roof sheathing was applied. First remove the gusset plate that has partially or fully pulled away from the two pieces of wood. House built in 2005 garage has poured foundation small cracks on both side walls that go all the way thru foundation to outside of house.

I wasnt sure if the cracks in the garage walls were related to he gusset plates. I saw three seperate trusses where the gusset plates were pulling out of the wood. Sometimes an engineer will specify a metal replacement plate with nails. These are usually much larger than the metal plate being replaced.

Ever try pulling a truss plate off. Use a pneumatic nail gun and nails to attach your gusset on both sides of the wood pieces. The normal repair is to install a plywood or osb gusset plate nailed in place. Metal connector plates can sometimes be pressed back when the teeth are still in alignment with the original holes.

But what really got me was when i got into the attic above the garage. For truss repairs to be effective the gusset plates must be in contact with the wood members and the nails must extend through all members.