Re: Wood-I or Open Truss Joists?

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Re: Wood-I or Open Truss Joists?	Wayne Whitney	05-01-2008

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Posted by Wayne Whitney on May 1, 2008, 11:32 am

> One of the most common repairs that we did was repairing open

> truss systems. They are only as good as the connectors, and they

> tend to sag over time.

I take it these are the trusses that use metal plate connectors. Do
you have any comments on glue-joint wood trusses?

Thanks, Wayne

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