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DIY loft conversion advice: changing the trusses without making roof collapse

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:57 pm
by stuboy00
Hi Guys

i am thinking about converting my loft, i stay in a traditional built house in scotland which was built in 2004, what i want to know is how do i go about changing the trusses in the loft without the whole roof collapsing on top of me

thanks

stu

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:23 pm
by bd3cc
Get a surveyor/structural engineer/ architect.
2004 roof trusses will have been designed to fit a specific case, and are difficult to alter