I am a structural engineer, but I am used to deciding if wood structures are adequate. This garage customer wants to put a solar panel system on his roof. So I need to decide if the structure is adequate to bear the code bearing loads and the PV system.
I was told by the site assessor that the homeowner said he did salvage them, but he did not understand where.
Here is a photo of how they are attached at the front of the garage.
