brokenthumb
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So I tore my brick flu down on the weekend. It was in bad shape, so I have not burned wood for a couple of years. It ran up through the center of the house, and had started to leak, so I finally had to get off my keaster and get it done. While on the roof I became alarmed at how bad my shingles were, and I think I am up against a new roof. Think I will go with steel. I have future plans for a veranda on the front, and a screened in porch on the back. The house is a 24 by 44 bungalow, so was figuring on a 10 by 24 on front, and perhaps 14 by 24 on the rear. In order to save the extra work when I do the front and rear additions, I figure I will do the roof dormers now, and then I won't have to disturb the roof much when I add on. So the house was built in 74. The roof trusses are 2x4 with 2x3 spars. The area where the new dormers will be added was divided by a wall down the center of the house, but has been opened up save for an 8 foot wall from the outside wall in. Should I be ok with the standard add on trusses. The outside being pretty much the same as the existing trusses with the others getting smaller as I move in, or is there something I should do to transfer the weight to the outside wall, and keep it away from the existing roof. We do have a truss company here in town, but I am just looking for feedback based on experience.