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Truss offset from wall studs

Trevor_Lambert | Posted in General Questions on

Building details:
Walls 24″ OC, double top plate, roof trusses 24″ OC.

Question:
Can the trusses be offset from the studs by 2″?
I made the rookie mistake of beginning the layout of the opposite wall from the opposite end. One benefit of this mistake is that I would be able to drive structural screw up through the top plate into the truss. So for that reason, as well as saving the time of moving (or adding) a bunch of studs (including a window rough-in), I’m hoping that being slightly offset from the studs is not a problem.

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  1. Malcolm_Taylor | | #1

    Trevor,

    No problem at all. See: Ontario Building Code 9.23.11.3

    What you describe - sometimes called True Framing - where loads all align, is the exception not the rule.

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