Load bearing wall or not? Contractors disagree

[Micrornd]

I'd be more than a little concerned about those connections. The engineer approved this method?

I'd be just as or more concerned if the inspector passed it without engineered and stamped drawings.

 

[Micrornd]

When I did my shed trusses I just used plywood and screws. Downside with that is it's not flush, so in some situations it can get in the way, you have to plan a bit in advance to make sure it won't.
If I was building a house I would do rafters though. Trusses are great if you have a crane and multiple people, but if alone, rafters are easier. Even the trusses were a bit tricky to line up right. Mine ended up a bit crooked. Looks fine from the street.

Do you not need permits and inspections up there?

 

[skull]

I'd be more than a little concerned about those connections. The engineer approved this method?

I have no idea, I'll try and dig a little deeper when I go back. The carpenter is one of those jack of all trades rehabers. Hes taking forever to get far enough so I can go hang lights and such.

 

[skull]

I'd be just as or more concerned if the inspector passed it without engineered and stamped drawings.

We have stamped and engineered plans. If dude never told anyone he hand built the trusses the inspector probably never thought much of them.

 

[mxnerd]

Do you not need permits and inspections up there?

Red Squirrel is in Canada, he probably lives with polar bear.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Do you not need permits and inspections up there?

Thankfully anything under 108sqft or something like that you don't need a permit. Mind ended up being 100sqft. I wanted to have a bit of room for error. That's why I built it small. Would have liked to go bigger but anything that requires permits just opens a huge can of worms and also makes your taxes and the overall cost of the project go up. Too many freaking rules now days. Looking at buying in an unorganized township eventually so I can build what I want. Always liked the idea of having a nice big shop to work on cars and stuff.

 

[Micrornd]

We have stamped and engineered plans. If dude never told anyone he hand built the trusses the inspector probably never thought much of them.

Here that's the first thing they ask for on a roof framing inspection (because it also tells them how many and what size fasteners are required to fasten each truss to the walls).
If you can't show them the drawings before the inspection starts, the inspection is failed, no if ands or buts, no excuses (and no reinspection without the drawings either)
And if the trusses don't match the drawings, you either provide stamped and sealed drawings for those trusses for that building or you rip 'em off and get the right ones.