I have space over a garage I'd like to convert to a 4th bedroom for an upcoming child. The space is trussed and I was thinking of sistering conventional framing beside all the trusses then cutting the obstrucing portions of the trusses out. I don't want to tear down the entire garage and throw away a perfectly good roof and siding and I don't want to disrupt the neighborhood with a month's worth of torn up house. The roof line is a simple A frame. I've built another addition on my house after which the building inspector said I did a very good job so I'm not a complete novice. The real question: is this idea crazy stupid or has it been done before?
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17 years ago