The role of the horizontal beam is to tie the truss together and carry the load that would otherwise be sustained by the support and vertical timber also known as the king post.
How to convert your attic roof trusses.
Generally you can only add as many as 16 steps for the staircase while it only requires 13 steps in most cases.
Attic conversions are now possible by replacing the truss rafters with a shaped trusses or horizontal beams which in return create additional space.
By doing that you will make an easier yet more available height to use above the staircase.
Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.
A prefabricated attic roof truss is the only type of roof truss that can be used to convert your attic space allowing you to use all the space in your home.
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.
The most ideal place would be in line with the roof ridge.
You can add a staircase for the conversion.
Cut the ends to the same angle you used for the pony wall studs.
This completes the reframing process.
The sad fact is your builder could have installed attic trusses over this garage for just slightly more than what the existing trusses cost.
Your attic is now ready for finishing.