Q:

Wanting to add storage over garage

So I have picked up woodworking as a hobby and find myself becoming pressed for space in the garage.  I looked in the attic and this is the layout:  
Is it possible to remove these angled supports and put in another vertical or something to give me better access to lay some plywood out so I can slide boxes towards the front of the garage?  Could I just do it to the left side maybe or could I do it to both sides?  I'm not entirely sure how the structural side of this works so I am trying to find information to help me decide if this is a possibility or not.

A:

The only answer for removal of those angle 2x4s is no, it is not possible at all unless a major reinforcement of the ceiling and roof is done.
The members that make up the roof are set so they work together as a whole, and to remove one part will severely weaken the whole truss that the piece was removed from. Remove one piece from more than one truss, you may, or will have catastrophic failure on your hands. 

