I am about to take on building a raised patio where my existing porch is located. As I started to determine where the load bearing wall was it appears to be the exterior wall; however, I have additional 6 feet of covered porch that has 2 posts supporting 28 feet of porch roof. The House is shaped like an "H" with the middle section on the back having the small covered porch.
The posts supporting the roof of the porch do not go to the ground but instead rest on top top of the current deck.
The Truss system is throwing me; I am not sure if the porch posts are the load bearing portion or is the exterior wall of the home the load point? there are vertical studs in the truss that rest on the exterior wall, but the system does extend out to to end of the roof.
Any suggestions on how to tell where the load point is?
The posts supporting the roof of the porch do not go to the ground but instead rest on top top of the current deck.
The Truss system is throwing me; I am not sure if the porch posts are the load bearing portion or is the exterior wall of the home the load point? there are vertical studs in the truss that rest on the exterior wall, but the system does extend out to to end of the roof.
Any suggestions on how to tell where the load point is?