Removing Roof Trusses

Directly under the center king post and gusset plate where the bottom cord attach together.

Removing roof trusses. 2 truss chords have been removed. Since it is a truss system roof. Use a plumb bob on a string to find the point on the upper cords or rafters of your trusses directly above the line. Roof trusses are a common means of support and load bearing.

I have this above my own garage. But there are five possible exceptions to look out for. 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. The wall that i intend to remove is in the middle of the truss system.

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. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home. The first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss.

You will either need to remove the old upstairs ceiling or will have to support it from below until the new trusses are in place and the bottom chord of your stick built roof sistered to the new trusses for support. 1 when the home has an l or t shape there may be an interior bearing wall under the intersection of the perpendicular. 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. Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer.

This is sometimes done by a homeowner to provide cleared space in the attic for. Watch this video before. Is it true that you can remove any walls from the interior with out fear of roof sag or worse collapse. Adjust the bob until it is directly over the line and still.