Truss Roof Attic Conversion Before And After

Often loft conversion projects can end up being a disappointment as on completion the owner finds out that roof height is very limited and as a result the space ends up being rather pokey.

Truss roof attic conversion before and after.

Feb 5 2018 explore helen wyeth s board loft conversion truss roof on pinterest. The sad fact is your builder could have installed attic trusses over this garage for just slightly more than what the existing trusses cost. 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. The main problem with raising the roof is that it requires planning permission and there s a fairly good chance this will be refused especially for terraced.

If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot. Measure the width of your roof trusses from inside to inside. Looking back i was very lucky in that my roof had an unusually high 47 degree pitch and so there was lots of head room. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.

The role of the horizontal beam is to tie the truss together and carry the load that would otherwise be sustained by the support and vertical timber also known as the king post. 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.