Answer is probably no then...doesn't sound like a "proper" conversion so you can't use the dormer walls for support and assume the distance between supports has been reduced.Building was built in 1937 and its all wood, same as the picture, the area space is 12ft x 24ft and 5ft high. the spacing between the floor joists and the top rafters is 1.5ft. The area wont be used for anything heavy.
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I am putting floor boards down and am wondering if the top beams can be moved up about a foot? Thanx
It wouldn't be that bad! The joists at the base are tying the rafters and preventing spread...but the top collars are strutting between the rafters and reducing the stresses in them. Remove them and your roof might start to sag under snow load or even its own weight.Loft Conversion
I am putting floor boards down and am wondering if the top beams can be moved up about a foot? Thanx
Dont remove them, your roof will do splits.
They are set at that height to stop the roof collapsing down on top of the house.
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