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Contractor tells board trusses and headers at 1605 Acacia are compromised; engineer assessment needed
Summary
Contractor Raja Dimas told the board that after tearing back shingles he and building inspections found compromised trusses and rotten headers; he said the full extent of repairs is unknown until decking is removed and an engineer or architect provides drawings or a report.
Raja Dimas, the contractor who inspected the property at 1605 Acacia Street, told the board that workers discovered damaged and compromised trusses and rotten headers once they began ripping back shingles and decking.
"After tearing back some of the shingles... trusses that, in his opinion, we're going to need to replace those particular trusses that are compromised," Dimas said, describing rot and structural compromise that limits how much roofing work can proceed until the full framing condition is assessed. He said architects provided estimates to create drawings for on-site framed solutions and that the team could not know how many trusses must be replaced until all decking is removed.
Dimas said some repair approaches—such as building site-cut rafters and adding supports—may be less expensive than full factory truss replacement, but that Grand Prairie building inspections requires drawings and, possibly, an engineer's report before accepting a plan. Board members and staff noted that an engineering assessment could lengthen the permit timeline and that the required documentation affects whether the lender's contractor will proceed.
