Fink Roof Truss Load Bearing Wall

In this roof design the exterior walls on which the roof s sloping rafters rest are load bearing walls.

Fink roof truss load bearing wall. Each truss is responsible for a 2 foot section through the roof as trusses are typically placed 24 apart and thus must carry 12 on either side. They do this by distributing that weight down a series of lines designed to disperse load bearing stress. If there is a column that supports the truss found in the wall the wall still would not be load bearing because the column is taking the load. Roof live load 25 lb ft2 b.

Interior walls might be load bearing or may not be. Trusses provide weight distribution for numerous systems including roofs and floors. Photograph the trusses draw them to scale take the pictures and elevation plan of the trusses to a reseller lumberyard and ask would a new truss like that be a clear span design if yes you can remove the wall use floating slotted clips between the top plate and truss bottom cord to reduce drywall cracking. Calculate all angles and lengths necessary to build the truss.

If there is a truss over the wall the wall is probably not load bearing since the truss bears the load. Although they don t bear the full weight load of the roof the gable end walls are also typically load bearing and an interior wall running parallel to the roof ridge in the center of the building often bears a load from the ridge. Calculate the tension and compression forces on each member given the load requirements below.