would turning attic space into a room be possible

[felamy]

I have an attached four car garage with an angular roof that is flush to the side of the house.

Inside this attic are multiple joists that support the roof.

To access this room, I envision a door to be placed on this wall above the second floor landing with a bridge to connect the two floors.

Here are the framing and rafter plans for what its worth.

Would this be feasible? Thank you!

[cgallagher]

Yes you can.

The center beam in the room that can be seen on your photo as well as the framing plan is the main structural member that supports the roof and the ceiling joists. Notice that there are supports run diagonally and vertically in the attic space to this beam. This design transfers the load of the tile roof. Obviously, your challenge will be to eliminate the supports and allow that room to be open. The way you will accomplish this is to add 2 new heavy support beams at the approximate location shown on the framing plan as "22' - 2x10 ". These beams will carry the loads of of the diagonal supports that you will remove. These beams will also be the base of the new walls for your room.

In order to carry the load of the existing verticle supports, you will have to run new left to right beams under your current roof ridge. These beams will also define your ceiling height.

In addition to all of this, you will need to reroute the wiring, ductwork, AC copper lines, plumbing pipes, ect... to the new outside walls. As for the new bridge from the inside, it will not be a problem.

You could probably net a 16' wide x 25' deep room with a ceiling of about 8'.

[felamy]

Thanks a lot! Your posts are always extremely helpful. I have sent you an email through HAIF. Please let me know if it did not go through.

[cgallagher]

Thanks a lot! Your posts are always extremely helpful. I have sent you an email through HAIF. Please let me know if it did not go through.

Got it. Sent you an email back.