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OP - the builder still in the neighborhood building? National builder?
No to both but their website is still active and they have three active communities listed so I drove to one (other side of town) and it looks like a big operation, lot of earth work going on and houses going up, so at least it looks like they're not going to go under in the near future.
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Originally Posted by Bronze
I would first talk with the builder. If he concurs, see if he will fix the issue.
If the builder refuses to respond to you, I think you will have to talk with a lawyer and pursue a "latent defect". Your county/state may have mandated timelines for filing claims for latent defects, so do not let this drag on for years (a lawyer would know about any timelines).
And I agree with a previous poster who said to get your neighbors involved if they are also affected. Lawyers love class action lawsuits.
Also, do the floor trusses have a manufacturer's name on them? If so, call and talk to their engineer about your concerns. If the floor trusses are not identified, maybe you can still talk with a local floor truss manufacturer about your concerns.
Good idea on the trusses, I'll investigate a little more.
Theoretically, but when nearly all the trusses are in one orientation and don't say top (on the bottom) and the one that's in the opposite orientation DOES say top on the bottom...
When it's oriented the opposite way (blue circles on top) you've got the subfloor in contact with essentially half as many points and twice the distance between support points, the floor is going to flex a LOT more and you also can have load bearing issues.
It seems like adding a dozen or so vertical pieces would be far easier and faster than getting full-sized trusses to where they're needed, and attaching them properly.
My understanding of these types of trusses is that they can't really be modified on site other than minor trimming of the ends (if they're designed for that).
Maybe it can be, not really sure. If you can add verticals to it they wouldn't be resting on top of the bottom horizontal 2x4, they'd be resting on the angled 2x4s, so that's one problem I see. Also not sure what you do with the truss plates, removing them and putting on larger ones seems scary to me but maybe that's something that's done.
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