Documents that Came with the Trusses

The roof trusses came with a lot of documents. Here they are, if you are interested.

General Notes:
Trusses are not marked in any way to identify the frequency or location of temporary later restraint and diagonal bracing. Follow the recommendations for handling, installing and temporary restraining and bracing of trusses.

Hoisting and Placement of Truss Bundles

Don’t overload the crane.

Never use banding to lift a bundle.

A single lift point may be used for bundles of top-chord pitch trusses up to 45′ and parallel chord trusses up to 30′. Use at least two lift points for bundles of top chord pitch trusses up to 60′ and parallel chord trusses up to 45′. Ust at least three lift points for bundles of top chord pitch trusses >60′ and parallel chord trusses .45′.

Alterations

Do Not cut, alter or drill any structural member of a truss unless specifically permitted by the truss design drawing.

Notice: Trusses that have been overloaded during construction or altered without the Truss Manufacturere’s prior approval may render the Truss Manufacturer’s limited warranty null and void.

This is the top page of a really thick bundle of documents. There is one for each type of truss and we had a lot of different types.

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