Identify Roof Frame And Bearing

Due to the triangular shape of all but flat roofs the rafters or joists will run perpendicular.

Identify roof frame and bearing.

There may be other load bearing walls that are not so obvious to the layman which is why an on site assessment by a building professional is crucial. Now look at the same picture below with the roof framing shown. Look for beams or columns often made out of metal running from one side of the room to the other. Local building practices are also considered to identify load bearing points such as the use of floor or roof trusses conventional framing lumber manufactured members or a combination of these.

2 locate the floor joists that run across the. Engineered roof truss systems may be designed to eliminate the need for load bearing walls or change where the bearing walls are located. Load bearing walls inside the building typically run parallel to the ridge. The roof trusses are too long to span the whole house so the load bearing wall runs down the center of the house to support the.

Side walls are primary load bearing walls in simple gable end framing but hip roofs and complex roof lines depend on more than just the side walls. For example a gable end truss may be designed with support members that transmit the roof weight load outward to the side walls allowing the end wall directly below it to have breaks or openings in it that would otherwise be impossible.