by FTMA News | May 22, 2019 | Tech Talk
IMPROVE YOUR DETAILING ACCURACY With radical advances being made in the development of modern day, whole house, CAD based detailing software, builders are desiring more work to be done off site, and are asking for timber structures to land on site largely...
by FTMA News | Apr 16, 2019 | Tech Talk
TEMPORAY SUPPORT OF THE GIRDER TRUSS DURING THE INSTALLATION COULD SAVE FUTUE PROBLEMS When carpenters start a truss installation job, it is a common practice that they install the girder truss first and load the carried trusses on so that the carried trusses are...
by FTMA News | Mar 19, 2019 | Tech Talk
BRACE ON – CRASH ZONE In our industry; we make sure all vertical loads are transferred to the ground safely. But what about lateral loads occurring from wind, snow or seismic forces? This is another component in our work; which needs to be included to make the...
by FTMA News | Feb 19, 2019 | Tech Talk
IT ALL STARTS WITH A “PLAN” Most of you would agree that all house plans received from builders are never the same. Some house plans received from builders have too much information and some just don’t have enough. There are many questions that need to be...
by FTMA News | Dec 19, 2018 | Tech Talk
LOADS ON ROOF TRUSSES Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas! You better watch out, you better not cry – because Santa Clause is coming to town and we want to discuss if your roof is designed for the weight of Santa and his sleigh? It should be able to carry Santa but...
by FTMA News | Nov 20, 2018 | Tech Talk
SAGGING TRUSSES – MYTHS UNCOVERED A common site issue comes from the builder complaining that “trusses are sagging”. However, more often than not, the issues can be traced back to incorrect installation or uneven slabs. To read more, we encourage you to download...
