Hi all,
Need to know if I can remove the 2 rafters marked in the photos?.
The door was originally to the cupboard for the hot water tank, now it leads into our extension upstairs.
I need to move that door way back about 3ft and fit a full size frame so I need to remove the 2 rafters so I can alter the ceiling pitch to suit.
The original roof is a purlin design as you can see the new extension roof is a truss arrangement.
My concern is the way the new roof is tied onto the rafters I want to remove.
The ridge board on the new extension is screwed to the central rafter, could I put a horizontal rafter across the 2 rafters either side of the 2 I want to remove the a vertical piece off this to support the ridge board? A bit like below,
I'm hoping if that arrangement will work then it will also support where the roof is tied in in the background of the second photo?
Thanks
Chris
Need to know if I can remove the 2 rafters marked in the photos?.
The door was originally to the cupboard for the hot water tank, now it leads into our extension upstairs.
I need to move that door way back about 3ft and fit a full size frame so I need to remove the 2 rafters so I can alter the ceiling pitch to suit.
The original roof is a purlin design as you can see the new extension roof is a truss arrangement.
My concern is the way the new roof is tied onto the rafters I want to remove.
The ridge board on the new extension is screwed to the central rafter, could I put a horizontal rafter across the 2 rafters either side of the 2 I want to remove the a vertical piece off this to support the ridge board? A bit like below,
I'm hoping if that arrangement will work then it will also support where the roof is tied in in the background of the second photo?
Thanks
Chris