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   Guest_ | Jul 07, 1999 07:21am | #1

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   Ned,

   The rule is "Don't cut a manufactured truss without an engineer's OK." My guess is what you want to do will require tearing off the existing truss roof and replacing it with one that is conventionally framed.

   Steve

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   Wayne_D._Muck | Jul 07, 1999 08:37am | #2

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   Ned,

   Ditto what Steve said, although you may be able to get a truss configured to your needs.

   Wayne

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   Guest_ | Jul 07, 1999 03:24pm | #3

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   There is one more option that comes to mind, but it would be dificult.

   You could get trusses built that were designed to be field spliced. They could be put up alongside the existing trusses, and attached to them. Then you could cut out any part of the old trusses you wanted to.

   This would be so difficult and expensive that I doubt it would be worthwile, though.

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   Guest_ | Jul 08, 1999 05:07am | #5

   *Ned,Ditto Steve.You can't mess with an engineered truss. It is "engineered" to do what it is doing. Nothing more, nothing less.It's not to say it can't be done. We did a house a few years ago here that was drawn with roof trusses. The homeowner wanted to make a change in the roof line. The architect got pale. It's a big deal to reconfigure trusses. He called the truss manufacture to have the new configuration re-engineered. It only involved minor changes, but there were certain size plywood flitch requirments with certain size nails put in a certain sequence.It scared the architect, and he was a very good one.It should scare you.Be careful, and consult an engineer before you go reconfiguring manufactured trusses.Ed. Williams

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   Ned_Mamula | Jul 08, 1999 05:07am | #4

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   Would like to convert a two car attached garage into a great room with cathedral ceiling over two thirds of the garage footprint and a loft area over the remaing one third. To get the cathedral effect, would have to tear down the existing drywall. More importantly, manufactured trusses are used in the garage roof system. Is there any way to reinforce the roof joists so that the trusses can be removed for a full or partial cathedral effect? Sure would appreciate some professional advice on this project. Thanks very much. Ned M.