Try contacting the company that built the modules your house is made from. They should be able to tell you how many trusses there are, and perhaps even send you photos of the typical truss construction over the dining area. Alternatively, you can go up and take a look in the attic yourself. That should tell you how busy-looking it would be if the ceiling is removed. If there's any sort of home warranty still attached to the modular house, check with the manufacturer about voiding it if you make significant alterations.

Bbmason, I'm curious how your project went. We have basically the same situation in our home and are thinking of the same solution (skylights with exposed trusses). Would you be willing to share your end results?

Wow, that looks great!

My goodness. I surely did not expect to see that fantastic result. Wow! That is an impressive improvement!!

Amazing!

I LOVE it! Great idea you had! Those levels sure look more like a custom home than a modular! And I LOVE the wood plank ceilings on the lower levels! Thanks for sharing the "afters"...Enjoy your space!

Thank you so much for sharing! It really does look nice. I have the same worry that our exposed trusses will make the room look too busy, and was having trouble finding something online that looked like what we will be going for. Thanks for putting it out there!

Awesome finished look! Can't vault the ceilings in my 70s tri-level home without a structural engineert9 and decided to see if anyone had exposed their Howe trusses (most everyone has them), and your pics just convinced me to do it!

Thank you for the inspiration

The kitchen is beautiful, but you will need a long-handled dust mop to keep all those truss surfaces clean. I love having a skylight in my kitchen: the house next door blocks much of the light from reaching the one window, but the skylight keeps the kitchen bright all day.

Love it