Move support beams to knee wall *Pictures*

[Tiger79]

Hello.

I'm renovating the upper floor. Planning to divide a room into two children's rooms and am interested in moving the attic wall.

The rafters are of a truss type with a roof angle of 38 degrees.

I would like to fit a bed that is 90*200cm. This means I need to remove/move/replace 2 support legs with a beam!?

The support legs are made of 2*4" and the truss is 2*6.

Can anyone tell if it is load-bearing and give tips on how to proceed?

I'm considering moving the legs in about 90cm and building a new wall there...

 

[Matti_75]

Did a similar project when I rebuilt my attic a number of years ago. Removed the support legs completely. I nailed 45x220 on the side of the existing rafters. It worked for me, but maybe it won't work in your case. Depends a bit on the span, etc.

 

[Tiger79]

Span I forgot to specify.

Between the support legs, it's 4.7m, and the ground floor is 9m wide.

Did you nail this on both sides?

How far did you reinforce?

 

[Tiger79]

Anyone else have any tips?

 

[Matti_75]

I nailed on one side and all the way up to the ridge like a new truss on the side of the old one.

 

[haavard]

I did the same thing. The downside is that it becomes lower under the ceiling, the positive is that more insulation can fit.

 

[Tiger79]

Thanks for the response!

I'll think about it a bit more.
Still considering placing a beam in line where the support legs are today (across the trusses). The question then is how strong this needs to be...

Best regards

 

[Marvil]

How did you solve the problem?

Best regards, Matts

 

[Eddi Thomason]

I have a house with essentially identical construction, needed to move out some support legs to get more space.. I didn't calculate directly but just moved them. Removing and replacing with a beam might require a bit more calculation and consideration.