Thanks to everyone for the responses.
@ENG106080 thanks for you comments. Re: "Do you have a sketch of this? Are you saying the trusses are bottom chord bearing and you're not sure how the load transfers from the wall above into the wall below?". Yes it is related to load transferring through...
All,
Thank you for the replies. I have looked a lot at the IIRC tables and various fine homebuilding articles in the past and also I have a copy and have studied several sections of the referenced wood frame construction manual. All of those resources are very helpful. However, they do not...
Greetings all,
Before I post, a little about me. I am an electrical engineer and I have worked in the field (doing real work in the past). I have worked and built things most of my life including designing and building from scratch kitchen cabinets, extensive remodeling projects (think removing...