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Can I remove the rafters in the attic?

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I want to expand the free space for the bathroom in the attic, there was an idea to remove the rafters legs, cut a beam, 100h150mm in the timber facade, and on the left rafters to fasten to the support post. Is such a design is sufficiently strong? The distance between the rafters about 90 cm. 

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21Stucco3
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You can, but the cross-section of the beam must be calculated, and it is not clear how this structure will work during the shrinkage of the gable.

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1KimberlyG
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Look at the problem from another angle.

If you board up the rafters with battens and make doors, you get a very handy storage closet, which is a substitute for cabinets. 

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