Truss Floors vs. Stick-Framed To the Editor: I read with interest the article "Framing with Floor Trusses" (4/93). In general, it is a very good article. We would, however, like to make the following comments: The article states: "…be aware that most floor trusses are designed to support typical residential live loads; the standard truss won't carry structural dead loads at midspan, which are part of many conventional framing systems. In general, structural loads should land on the exterior walls, not on the truss. …Fabricators can engineer a truss that will carry structural loads, but they'll charge more for it than for a standard truss. They may also ask you to hire your own structural engineer to approve the design or to
