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Nov 23, 2023 at 2:32 answer added Oliver Street timeline score: 1
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Sep 26, 2023 at 18:22 comment added popham My municipality has design snow load, ultimate wind speed, earthquake category, etc. on its website. Your uncertain word choice worries me.
Sep 26, 2023 at 18:20 comment added popham The IRC has tables that you should use instead of SouthernPine.com's.
Jun 20, 2023 at 12:20 comment added Huesmann @FreeMan if you haven't had the trusses analyzed, it may be worth reinforcing them just for some peace of mind.
Jun 20, 2023 at 12:17 comment added FreeMan Good point, @Huesmann. While the existing trusses aren't specifically built for storage, we've slowly piled more and more stuff up there. Maybe this is a good excuse to clean the crap out - "can't support the stuff and the new roof"!
Jun 20, 2023 at 12:14 comment added Huesmann That seems reasonable as far as reading the table goes. I guess my question is whether or not you need any additional support for the existing garage roof, for the part of the new roof that extends onto it.
Jun 20, 2023 at 11:39 comment added FreeMan @crip659 the existing trusses are perpendicular to the ones in the drawing. The ridge board in the drawing will be parallel to and sit directly on top of one of the existing trusses. I agree that overkill will only hurt the pocketbook, but I'm also looking at the clearance height/headroom and would prefer to maximize that. Of course, M-m-m-max Headroom is of no value if the roof collapses...
Jun 19, 2023 at 23:49 comment added crip659 If the existing roof trusses/rafters are the same direction as the new ones, the load bearing should not be as much. The load is more on the sides. Using the header size you marked should be enough, but overkill only hurts the pocketbook.
Jun 19, 2023 at 23:02 history asked FreeMan CC BY-SA 4.0