Quote:
Originally posted by madmmac
When you say scissor brace are you meaning manufactured trusses? If you are, they need to be designed and ordered specifcally for attic storage...most homes are not.
Most are built to support your roof not hold weight across the bottom of them for storage.
|
My architect pointed out that he, and most architects these days, design the size of the roof truss they want and let a truss builder handle the engineering of the actual truss, which is what we're going to do. He said he used to spend the time doing the calculations, but found out the truss maker was doing it all again based on their particular type of fasteners, and for liability reasons. He doesn't waste his time, and my money, doing this twice.
We expect to gain stand up height attic space at least ten feet wide, knee wall space 5-6 feet wider, and something like 55-60 feet long. That's only changing part of the trusses out.