Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Truss Plate Is this required 2Dec 10, 2008 3:37 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Truss Plate Is this required 12Jul 25, 2009 10:56 am “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Re: Truss Plate Is this required 13Jul 27, 2009 12:11 pm That 90x45 with 450 centers sounds much better even if it is just one top plate. The 51mm was referring that the truss or rafter must be within 51mm of the stud. But because your using a 90x45 top plate you won't need to stick to that rule of having the trusses sitting over the stud unless the roof load limit is exceeded for the 90x45 plate. Good on you for checking this out though, so many home owners are oblivious to the structural skimping that goes on with there jobs as they worry to much about the size of skirting etc. It's hard to comment as the photos area bit dark ( you might need a new 15 - just got one and wow ) Jokes aside, I can see one member that is cracked. I would find a… 2 2214 I know foam has been around since the 90's and CSR started manufacturing Hebel in 1989, so it's definitely possible 5 5447 |