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Jim Luttrall · #4 (**permalink**) 06-27-2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert A. Kuzmick

Thanks Jim, I wish I had some good pics to show. Over the bedrooms the trusses are intact, can I leave them be? The living room has the cut truss chords, so there is no ceiling joist, just 2x8 rafters nailed to the original 2x4 truss rafters creating a vaulted ceiling over the Living Room. On the opposite side of the living room,(behind it) the truss chords of the bath and kitchen are secured to a beam creating the normal 8' ceiling.

If NONE of the truss is cut over the bedroom, then they should be good to leave in place. Even the braces inside the truss are very important to the strength of the truss. Some of the pictures seem to show an enlarged area above normal ceiling height (the one with the window). If any of the cross bracing that is part of the original engineered truss is cut, a substantial amount of strength is lost. I think it would be well worth the investment to hire an engineer or at least an EXPERIENCED contractor to design a repair. One good wind with the snow load and you could loose the whole cabin and maybe someone's life when the wall spread and the roof collapses.