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Originally Posted by IndianaJones
We've lived here 5 years - I just finally retired. Got up in the attic to start cleaning stuff out, found this. Truss is completely split - you can see the remaining shards, and apparently they scabbed on a 4' piece of 2x4 (yep, that's the length of the scabbed board). Obviously this was missed on inspection (had what I thought was a thorough inspection, plus 2 different roof inspections). House is 16 years young. Questions"
1) Is this okay?
2) Okay to scab a second 10' 2x4 onto the other side and lag bolt them together?
3) Or should I call a structural engineer to take a look?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
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It is very common to have trusses made from 2x4s to be damaged during construction. They are often damaged when a crane sets them into place. The routine repair is to attach a 2x4 on both sides of the damaged board and to bolt them together. It is called "sistering" the truss member. You can do it yourself or hire a carpenter do it for you. But, you don't need a structural engineer.