My own home i live in now has 2x12 rafters.
How to remove roof trusses.
Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer.
This can easily be accomplished by using a hammer and a crowbar.
When taking the roofing materials off be sure to extend the path of demolishing to each existing truss on each side of the.
Watch this video before.
Measure in from the lower edge of the roof to a point 1 4 the width of the truss on either side of the attic.
Roof trusses are a common means of support and load bearing.
Use a chalk line to draw a line along the floor parallel to the lower edge of the roof from one end of the attic to the other on both sides.
I have this above my own garage.
Step 1 remove the existing roof.
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.
Measure the width of your roof trusses from inside to inside.
Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s.
The first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss.
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.
Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.