I have a garage 32' wide that has a modified queenpost truss. I would like to make 3 of the 24" oc spans scissor type trusses. Is it possible to glue plywood to each side of the existing 3 trusses and replace the bottom coarse with a new coarse making my present truss a scissor configuration?
Already Tried: Nothing yet.
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Gluing plywood to the beams and attempting to use that as a gusset for a truss will definitely NOT work.
I have a toy magic "8" Ball in the closet that gave me the same answer. Thanks anyway.