Thanks to all! Great team effort. milkshakelake nailing pattern makes sense. MIS StructE IRE, now that you say this, yes, I have seen this before making the steel beam useless. And phamENG, I do have the collar ties remaining as the installers used them to slide the 21' beam through the gable...
Also, any links for nailing pattern. They should probably be clinched on the backside? In other word nail through the assembly with an extra 1/2” and clinch
I’m thinking considering the tips
On a similar thread regarding the 2x6 rafter shearing on the corner of the flange, this may be a happy mistake on the install.
Hi Folks - A client has installed a ridge beam, then called the engineer. The rafters were not bird mouthed to transfer the reaction of the rafter vertically. It cannot be done now so as a alternate, proposing to use a 2x4 tie running along the full top flange to get vertical bearing all the...
I have a similar issue. Birdmouthing transfers the load vertically to the top flange of the beam, otherwise it’s not doing much. I appreciate phamENG concerns of shear. This is done at the wall end of the rafter but we more area to work with: The beam is installed and would make this very...
