no, he meant plumb. The trusses needed to be plumb, and at the same elevation to meet the same plane. If the truss wasn't plumb, then the sheathing wouldn't plane off when he got around to it.
it's just extra nailer because those trusses are pre-fabbed dogshit. In a real dormer, the jack-rafters are beveled to the roof slope so there is more bearing area with whatever surface they're contacting. These trusses don't appear to be beveled on the bottom, they're just square dimensional lumber. This means the only contact area is the very back edge as it meets the roof sheathing, with no support under the front edge. To compensate for this poor technique and lack of strength, the guy is putting 2x4s flat behind, nailing that into the rafters, and then nailing through the front of the truss into the flat.
@TheFloorStalker You are correct. The carpenters did not make the call on how this area is filled. It’s all designed by Engineers. Although I have never seen this method, it’s usually a cut and stack because it’s a small area. In Cali we call it a California fill.
I don't believe I've seen an architect ever call out that type of framing. But then, I guess people can come up with a lot of shortcuts when using trusses. Maybe this is legal in some places. The result.....in 50 years....will only tell if it should have been done differently.
Wrong! Not only did they waste about $300 worth of plywood, they have no valley blocks tying the two roofs together. This is amateur framing. No way would this pass in Florida. If so, it’s a rookie inspector
You cant say that because you have no fuckind idea what is underneath that sheathing, how heavy the load is, if there is snow, or what the engineer called for. Probably never hammered a nail in your life shut the fuck up kid lol.
