Watch this video before.
How to remove roof trusses.
Measure the width of your roof trusses from inside to inside.
When taking the roofing materials off be sure to extend the path of demolishing to each existing truss on each side of the.
I have this above my own garage.
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.
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.
Typically the truss designer will specify a very strong wood species like southern yellow pine or even douglas fir.
Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer.
My own home i live in now has 2x12 rafters.
Step 1 remove the existing roof.
The first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss.
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.
Roof trusses are a common means of support and load bearing.
Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.
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.
Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s.