Load-bearing roof trusses?

[Thomas Bankel]

Hello!

Trying to confirm whether our roof trusses are self-supporting as we've been informed by the previous owners from the drawings we received with the house.

Is it possible to determine this or do we need to bring an engineer to get a definitive confirmation?

Grateful for any input!

 

[Plupp 405730]

Yes, according to the first image, it is a self-supporting truss.

 

[Thomas Bankel]

Yes according to the first image, it is a self-supporting truss roof.

Hello!

Okay, does it say anywhere that it is specifically self-supporting and thus no heart walls are required? I can't find anything myself about it. Or can one assume that all truss roofs according to the image are self-supporting? I'm thinking that spans and dimensions of the timber might determine?

 

[Plupp 405730]

Hello!

Okay, does it say anywhere that it is indeed self-supporting and that no load-bearing walls are therefore required? I can't find anything about it myself. Or can one assume that all truss rafters according to the image are self-supporting? Thinking that spans and dimensions of the timber might determine this?

Do all the rafters look the same?

 

[Thomas Bankel]

Do all the roof trusses look the same?

Yes!

 

[scorp1on]

Hello!

Okay, does it say anywhere that it is specifically self-supporting and thus no heart walls are required? Can't find anything about it myself. Or can one assume that all truss rafters according to the image are self-supporting? I think that spans and dimensions of the timber might determine it?

It's the spans and dimensions but also the absence of load-bearing walls in the sectional drawings.

 

[Thomas Bankel]

Okay, then it feels good like that. Thank you!