Snow loading, heavy spring snow with 3 feet on the roof?? Yes, I understand you’re in southern Ohio. Per above, agree with the premise of manufacturer defect. Good catch!
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Looks like faulty truss design/construction to me. I agree that the vertical member was not connected well with the gusset plate. Did the ceiling have problems below?
Nice job identifying this problem.
Here is an interesting post and is my take on what we have here too
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The ceiling below was vaulted. At the peak of the ceiling, at the seam formed where the two intersecting ceiling sections meet, it looked as thought the entire seam had been possibly repaired previously. The ceiling was textured. and the texture and paint color looked very slightly different there. Not enough to conclusively say it had been patched, and probably faint enough to not notice had I not seen this issue above.
I sincerely appreciate the answers received here. This has all been very helpful and informative. I’m a bit relieved that there wasn’t some well-known, semi-common, explanation for this that I should have known, and I was bracing myself for some embarrasment. Thank you, Gentlemen.
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Steve, you will get a kick out of this old post.
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That goes to the WTF photo gallery.
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Looks like a scissor truss and that vertical member is in tension. Downward pressure on the roof from wind or shingles stacked on the ridge are possibilities. The ceiling below would have separated at the peak and sagged. That scissor truss is now pushing out on the outer walls and the ridge line of the roof would likely dip down. That is a serious structural problem and needs addressed ASAP. Depending where your located unusually heavy snow could have been a factor.
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Good catch…..I’ve seen truss gangnail plates fail before too…sometimes they just let go…..
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I wonder how many times we’ve all not found that due to insulation? 90%+ of the time I inspect a house like that the connection is buried.
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Think you would feel movement when stepping on the chords. Kind of that oh crap I’m going through the ceiling type of feeling.
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I feel that way no matter what…lol.
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Once you actually go through, you are pickier on where you step.
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I only went through just past one ankle.
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That’s why I posted the training video. Too many inspectors only do it half way.
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I’ve hit that
1.5" cliff many times, just last week actually. 
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I had home inspection done before my one year was up to identify any issue the builder needed to repair. they found two broken trusses that were repaired but it looks odd, one seems to be separating and I was told that was the repair was approved but i have asked for and have not seen the approved engineer report. I have a cookie cutter home in South Carolina! question is, does it look right?
Hi Michael, IMO That is not consistent with an engineer approved repair. In my area, the repair document(s) should be on file with the records/building dept.
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