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I noticed that one of the trusses in my garage ceiling were cut/modified to fit an attic ladder. What can I do to fix this? Thank you.

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Also, plywood sheets were installed for storage. Can I use the area as a storage for things that won’t be too heavy?

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I am going to disagree with the other answers for this question.

It is not OK to cut a roof truss without consulting either an engineer or the truss manufacturer. The integrity of that truss has been compromised and some of the load from that truss has been transferred to the intact trusses along each side of it. And not extremely well.

Will your house fall down or the roof cave in because of this?

More than likely not.The storage area may cause some ceiling sagging if you load it too much.

I feel a need to answer this question so that others contemplating modifying their roof trusses do not think it is just OK or that it is no big deal.

Kyle
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