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No Problem, TomH
Posted by homebild on July 13th, 2004 08:29 PM
In reply to same time post by tomh on July 13th, 2004 07:34 PM [Go to top of thread]
No problem TomH and respect you and your expertise and input as always.
At least for me, I sometimes forget the vast audience this forum reaches from coast to coast and that advice in one region may not always apply in another.
Truss anchors are usually installed before the drywall is put in place... OR the ends of the ceiling drywall (within about 2') near the top plates of walls are simply not fastened to alleviate the phenomeneon.
Correcting truss lift and drywall problems "after" the fact is another story.
It usually means at least removing some of the drywall to install metal rafter ties between rafter and wall OR to remove the fasteners that hold the ceiling drywall into place 2 feet in or so from every wall.
Naturally, this means respackling, resanding, repriming and repainting of affected areas.
But in my region the simplest method to deal with "truss lift" is to simply caulk the wall-to-ceiling joint with siliconized latex caulk in modest cases. The silicone in the latex gives some 'stretch' to the joint when lift is not severe.
When lift is severe, and caulking doesn't help, we simply fasten crown molding to the joint making sure to fasten it only to the bottom of the trusses.
This way when truss lift occurs, the crown molding simply moves up and down over the wall while and no one knows the difference.
Hope this helps.
Signed:
One of your most ardent fans,
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