Removing Old Roof And Install Trusses

Take care if there are any electrical outlets in the soffit.

Removing old roof and install trusses.

It doesn t matter where you start or stop. Step 1 removing the old trusses before you can install the new trusses you need to first remove the old ones. Loosen the bolts that connect the planks and the trusses and then pry away the old planks. Remove the top several levels to expose the wall.

Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home. You will either need to remove the old upstairs ceiling or will have to support it from below until the new trusses are in place and the bottom chord of your stick built roof sistered to the new trusses for support. 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 ceiling. Many systems are designed to move air only so far so adding another story may mean you have to resize other parts of your mechanicals.

Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. When taking the roofing materials off be sure to extend the path of demolishing to each existing truss on each side of the damaged one. You ll need to remove the siding where it meets the roof. You ll also need to remove the soffit.

Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels. Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. First of all you need to install the edge portions that are in the form of metal strips and cover the outer layer of a pyramid shaped roof. I have this above my own garage.

Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. This can easily be accomplished by using a hammer and a crowbar. Once the soffit is removed the old roof trusses are exposed. Can new plywood be installed on a 40 year old roof without removing the old.

The first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. Then add an insulation layer over it above which steel trusses can be installed easily. Roy gingrich of ellicott city has a 40 year old house with an asphalt shingle roof surface.

Make sure to disconnect those before starting.