help!!! Advice needed ASAP Gambrel Roof Trusses

Danimal · 2009-12-21T22:31:51+00:00

Hi all,I have a major problem, first the concrete slab that was poured for my new garage has gone to shit because of a bad batch of concrete. This is an argument and moan for another day.Here's my main beef that I need expert advice only, please I do not want opinions . I need solid proof, so if you can send me to a site or show me an engineered diagram it would be greatly, greatly appreciated.I took a contractor to a friends garage that measures 24'across x 26 long, the garage has a Gambrel Roof Truss which allows a 15' wide x 26 long room upstairs with an 8ft ceiling. I told the contractor that this is exactly what I want, the only difference was I wanted my garage to be 26' x 26'He viewed the garage and said that he seen enough and knew exactly what I wanted.Since then, the roof trusses are now out in my yard and the space allowed for a upstairs room is only 12' x 26', The contractor told me the bigger you go with the garage, the room upstairs has to be smaller. I could almost believe this but the gambrel truss is not even the same design even though it has 2x 6 material where as my friends had only 2x 4's . Here's the question > Can it be possibel to have a 15' room upstairs, 8' ft ceilings top and bottom floors using a Gambrel (barn style) truss on a 26' wide garge. I know this contractor is waltzing me around and I need proof that he is lying.Thanks in advance for all helpDanimal

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jamesgangnc 16 years ago

Nothing personal but lots of garages get built without an architect. Nothing against architects but if you're looking to keep the costs down then that is not the way to go. It's just a garage. If designing it yourself is too much then buy a set of plans off the internet.

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