Truss Roof Load Bearing Walls

If there is a column that supports the truss found in the wall the wall still would not be load bearing because the column is taking the load.

Truss roof load bearing walls.

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 trusses at the perpendicular intersection in the middle. Load bearing interior wall under truss roof. Truss roofs are typically designed to use some interior walls as mid span support to save on costs associated with making the truss larger stronger. If one of the truss webs doesn t come down on the wall then it s not load bearing.

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. It most likely is a load bearing wall even without the hvac unit taken in consideration. I ve never seen a 30 truss that needed intermediate bearing but i can t say that it has never happened. You will need an engineer involved in this since many contractors will tell you anything to get the job.

Interior walls might be load bearing or may not be. Engineered roof truss systems may be designed to eliminate the need for load bearing walls or change where the bearing walls are located.