"Some Guy" wrote in message ...
Colbyt wrote:

You are joking aren't you???????????
Most residential trusses are designed to hold up the roof and the
drywall. Attic junk not included. Floor load not included.

I guess that explains how I can load my roof with 120 bundles of
shingles and 5 guys (and that's in addition to the weight of the
existing shingles).


stretching my memory of wood structures class......
the allowable load for temp load was 133% of normal. Impact was 200%