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Posted by marson on November 23, 2006, 8:17 am
Joseph Meehan wrote:
> smcjensen wrote:
> > I have space over a garage I'd like to convert to a 4th bedroom for an
> > upcoming child. The space is trussed and I was thinking of sistering
> > conventional framing beside all the trusses then cutting the
> > obstrucing portions of the trusses out. I don't want to tear down
> > the entire garage and throw away a perfectly good roof and siding and
> > I don't want to disrupt the neighborhood with a month's worth of torn
> > up house. The roof line is a simple A frame. I've built another
> > addition on my house after which the building inspector said I did a
> > very good job so I'm not a complete novice. The real question: is
> > this idea crazy stupid or has it been done before?
>
> Trusses are funny things. I strongly suggest you get a real structural
> engineer to take a look at the situation and make a recommendation. You are
> going to need to resize the structural units and make sure they are large
> enough. With trusses it is not easy to judge since they are complex units
> that relay on each other for strength.
>
> --
> I agree that you need to have a structural engineer look at this. I'm
skeptical that it would work without a structural ridge beam, which would add a
layer of complexity to your plan. Could be done, but it wouldn't be a cake walk.
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