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Is it possible to retrofit a standard rafter/joist style roof to a scissors truss configuration without replacing the existing construction?

April 26, 2017configuration joist possible rafter replacing Retrofit roof scissors standard style truss

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Is it possible to retrofit a standard rafter/joist style roof to a scissors truss configuration without replacing the existing construction?

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It sounds like what you are proposing is not necessarily to make a scissors truss from conventional framing but to vault the ceiling joists. This is certainly an option but we recommend consulting a structural engineer for this project. The only practical way (and that’s debatable) to use scissors trusses would be to replace the roof.