[GBunny]

A contractor was replacing soffit and fascia on my house when he discovered a rotted roof truss. How difficult would it be to replace this truss? Can you give me a ballpark figure too?

 

[mako1]

Need some more info.I seriously doubt that the whole truss was rotted.Probably the rafter tail.These can be sistered which is a pretty simple fix.

 

[Daniel Holzman]

This is not a good cost estimating site. The only realistic way to get a useable cost figure for a project is to bid it out to several contractors. This site might be better at evaluating if the damaged truss is a candidate for repair instead of replacement. If you post several photos of the truss, and especially the damaged area, we might be able to help you understand the options for repair.

 

[GBunny]

I am not able to access this area to get any pics. This piece of wood runs in the same direction as the plate but I can't imagine the roof trusses were attached to it or else the roof wouldn't be standing anymore. Maybe it was a shoddy repair that someone else had done by nailing it onto the plate? I hope that may help you in trying to identify what part I'm talking about.

 

[Mingledtrash]

I am not able to access this area to get any pics. This piece of wood runs in the same direction as the plate but I can't imagine the roof trusses were attached to it or else the roof wouldn't be standing anymore. Maybe it was a shoddy repair that someone else had done by nailing it onto the plate? I hope that may help you in trying to identify what part I'm talking about.

without a picture no one can really give you any good advice as to whether it needs to be repaired.

I would like to add that if its a manufactured truss you will want to make sure an engineer signs off and approves whatever repair is attempted.

If he is working on the fascia and notice rot on a truss it is most likely just the tail of the truss(again no one can say for sure without pictures) if it is just the tail of the truss you could cut off the tail entirely and frame in a new tail to replace it without effecting the integrity of the truss.

 

[crecore]

To really "replace" a truss, one would have remove a piece of roof and set it in place. As suggested, a built in place truss, sistering, sandwich sistering (both sides) or other engineered repair will likely be done. If there's no roof sag noticeable already I would just do it, as whatever you do will be better than it is currently. But that's me.