What's Your Approach to Truss Plate Substitutions?

At SBC Magazine, we want to gather more information from component manufacturers (CMs) about their approach to deviating from specified plate size during manufacture. We want to know more about how your company educates workers and enforces plate requirements. Please take the 30 seconds and answer the following questions:

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* 1. Does your plant allow truss plate sizes to be different from those on the truss design (i.e. plate substitution)?

No, we do not allow plate substitution

Yes, we have a written policy that allows plate substitution, but only by the proper personnel

Yes, we have a verbal understanding that allows plate substitution by the proper personnel

Yes, but we don’t have a formal policy on plate substitutions