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  1. M

    Floor trusses

    Yes, the trusses look like that but without the steel, our contractor thought they were some type of homemade truss. I will check at the city for the permit. Great idea. They may have not have had a permit since it is a small town and was built in the 70's but worth checking.
  2. M

    Floor trusses

    Yes I think that is what I will do. Thanks!
  3. M

    Floor trusses

    Sorry no pictures. We did not have an engineer or inspection done. Our contractor made the decision for them to cut the board, he did not think we needed since we we're have more support added, beam and a wall. but it was completely cut in and a 2 sections were removed for the duct work to fit...
  4. M

    Floor trusses

    We did not take any pictures and it is now covered with drywall. But the board was cut in 2 places and the tremors happen continuously about every 12-17 seconds. If I am moving around the house I do not notice them but I do when I am laying in our bed and that is close to where the board was...
  5. M

    Floor trusses

    Recently we added a support beam and new support wall in basement due to sagging floor trusses and lots of vibration when walking and jumping. We also added some Hvac to the room, they ended up cutting our strongback lateral support 2x6 board. Shortly after we did that, we felt constant floor...
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