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Thanks so much for the input. I spent many hours this morning tracking down a structural engineer who was well versed in residential wood framing AND was interested in doing the work. A very difficult combination! Anyhow, I did find someone. He discussed several possible solutions but...
I have a truss problem and was hoping that someone could point me in the right direction to come up with a solution.
I am helping some friends get there house ready to sell and went in the attic and saw that someone had chopped a couple of trusses apart to install a set of pull down stairs. It...