Adding Attic Trusses

In some houses this may be the case.

Adding attic trusses.

Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. Pull down stair or ladder. Measure in from the lower edge of the roof to a point 1 4 the width of the truss on either side of the attic. As such adding a floor can cause the insulation to compress thus reducing the efficiency of the fiberglass insulation.

The role of the horizontal beam is to tie the truss together and carry the load that would otherwise be sustained by the support and vertical timber also known as the king post. Attic conversions are now possible by replacing the truss rafters with a shaped trusses or horizontal beams which in return create additional space. Measure the width of your roof trusses from inside to inside. Is there a staircase.

If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot. Measure the space where you want to lay the floor. Certain conditions must be met before an attic truss can be built. Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.

A structural engineer must determine how to support the weight while modifying the trusses. You probably don t have a permanent staircase leading to your unfinished attic space but you will need one. Use a chalk line to draw a line along the floor parallel to the lower edge of the roof from one end of the attic to the other on both sides. The sad fact is your builder could have installed attic trusses over this garage for just slightly more than what the existing trusses cost.

The structure should be sufficiently wide to allow for a loft and attic spaces the loft area must be on a living floor and have attic rooms on both sides separated by knee walls a flat ceiling in the loft area and a floor below steep enough roof pitch to provide appropriate ceiling height for the loft area. The room size will vary depending on the width and slope of the truss. In the end it may not even be practical to convert an attic with trusses due to the costs involved. Room in attic trusses these types of trusses are specifically designed to create a living space in the attic and are ideal for creating a second story in buildings without having to build an entire floor system.

Attic hatch or door. In many others. Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door. Adding a new floor to weak attic trusses may interfere with the structural integrity of your house and can cause your ceiling to cave in.

A common misconception is that it takes little more than the installation of some decking over the attic joists to ready an attic for move in.