Removing Roof Trusses

Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.

Removing roof trusses.

This is sometimes done by a homeowner to provide cleared space in the attic for. Directly under the center king post and gusset plate where the bottom cord attach together. However if you want to better utilize the space in your loft you may consider changing roof trusses and going for stick framing or rafters instead. Since it is a truss system roof.

Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home. If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling. Adjust the bob until it is directly over the line and still.

Sistering new trusses to old ceiling joists is problematic as there are usually a lot of obstacles like electrical outlets wires. Roof trusses are a common means of support and load bearing. Use a plumb bob on a string to find the point on the upper cords or rafters of your trusses directly above the line. When taking the roofing materials off be sure to extend the path of demolishing to each existing truss on each side of the damaged one.

Watch this video before. But there are five possible exceptions to look out for. 2 truss chords have been removed. Dangle the bob over the line at one end of the attic with the string against the lower edge of the rafter until it stops moving.

This can easily be accomplished by using a hammer and a crowbar. The first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss. Is it true that you can remove any walls from the interior with out fear of roof sag or worse collapse. The wall that i intend to remove is in the middle of the truss system.