Procedure to submit Gable Walls for fabrication

From Ed Herter:

Procedure to submit Gable Walls for fabrication at the Marne facility

1. Verify with the senior panel designer that gable walls are required on the job. This is to be done before the truss submittal is issued. If gable walls are required they need to be in the submittal package to be approved and insure material is on hand during fabrication. Failure to accomplish this task can cause delays in production and deliveries.

A. Unless gable walls were specifically sold gable end trusses should be used.

B. If the gable truss needs to be capped then changing to gable wall can be explored.

C. If a submittal is returned that utilized a gable end truss marked to be a gable end wall the designer needs relay this information to the project manager to see if there is a possibility for a change order.

2. Gable walls are required. The designer requesting the panels should provide the following information at the start of the project so to be included in the truss submittal package:

A. A cad profile of the required gable wall. This profile should have the following:

1. Minimum heel height of 1-1/4”
2. Dimensions and pitches
3. Expected wall label and quantity
4. Any openings size and location

B. Provide the stud and track size and gauge of the wall per contract drawings. Also provide required stud spacing. If it is to be sheathed provide what material is required. The designer must provide the following:

1. Expected width of wall
2. Project design criteria

a. Wind speed, wall pressures and deflection (what is the wall veneer?)
b. Roof loads
c. Roof area being carried by the gable wall
d. Bearing material

3. Wall stud spacing. Please note that you must line up your outlookers directly over the wall studs as if the roof loads are significant and the outlookers are not lined up with the studs a distribution header may be required.
4. Any un-supported area on the gable bottom track needs to be identified.
5. Are there any shipping restrictions.

3. The wall designer with provide the truss designer with the labels (if the wall has to be broke into several panels), panel drawings and panel profiles in cad (if the truss designer requests).

4. The truss designer will provide the panel designer the amount of contract dollars for the gable walls. If the gables are not a line item the truss designer must do the following:

A. Design comparable trusses and run summary for the whole truss job for the JCC.
B. Run a summary of only the gables so that money can be taken from the contract truss dollars for the production side to get credit for the wall fabrication.