How To Remove Roof Trusses

Step 1 remove the existing roof.

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. Watch this video before. Typically the truss designer will specify a very strong wood species like southern yellow pine or even douglas fir. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.

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. 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. Measure the width of your roof trusses from inside to inside.

Your parents roof rafters were probably made from 2x8 s and could have been 2x10 s or 2x12 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. 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. Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s.

I have this above my own garage. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. My own home i live in now has 2x12 rafters.