How To Remove Roof Trusses

When taking the roofing materials off be sure to extend the path of demolishing to each existing truss on each side of the.

How to remove roof trusses.

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. I have this above my own garage. My own home i live in now has 2x12 rafters.

Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s. 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. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer.

Your parents roof rafters were probably made from 2x8 s and could have been 2x10 s or 2x12 s. 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. 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. Watch this video before.

Typically the truss designer will specify a very strong wood species like southern yellow pine or even douglas fir. 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.