Truss Repair – Getting your Truss Fixed

At TSG we are happy to carry out repairs on our own manufactured products. Quite often people are surprised as to what we can offer in the way of repurposing your existing stock. Below is a list of guidelines of what we can, and cannot do, for reference purposes.

It should be noted that with certain truss types, some options might not be available and it might just be more economical to buy a new piece.

Truss Repair, What we can do

Damaged Braces; We can generally cut out and replace these

Replace Truss Connectors; If they are pinned, riveted or bolted into the module.

Cut down; generally, for example, we can cut a 3mt into a 2mt.

Jig check, re-align; We have ways and means of getting that face to fit.

What we Cannot do

Damaged main cords; We cannot weld fill dents. This introduces heat effected zones (HAZ) where heat effective zones should not be!

Twisted Truss; We cannot de-twist the truss. We are just not strong enough.

Other manufacturers stuff; Sorry not our reasonability but I am sure your original manufacturer will be as helpful as we are 🙂

What we might be able to do

Repair Powder coated truss; Welding on paint is not the best idea for a whole lot of reasons! Some things are possible so it’s best to talk to us.

What you should never do

Paint your condemned truss black and use it for ‘non-structural purposes’.

For information on truss inspections along with pass and fail guidelines for TSG products see our post here

You can also download our O&M manual here.

Why can we publish pass and fail guidelines?

Because all our truss is manufactured and calculated to EN17115 including the frequent use factor