TB,
Hey I think I know what you are asking about...my question is...are you opposed to having large queen truss diagonals on the first floor level/under the tie beam?....or....Do you want to have the queen truss be above the tie in the upper/second level? Now I am not an expert, but have you thought about having a second tie beam 6-9ft above the first one? Could you use the purlin posts also as the Quess truss rods/posts, and have the second tie-beam be used as the compression member of the Queen-truss? I wish I could draw you a picture of what I am thinking.
Let me know what you think.
Rooster
