How To Replace Roof Trusses With Stick Framing

Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.

How to replace roof trusses with stick framing.

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 ceiling. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. For professional framing crews stick framing a roof is just as simple as setting roof trusses although it takes a little longer which translates into higher labor charges. Step 1 plan the job.

Step 3 reinforce the roof rafters. User 126095 posted in construction techniques on march 19 2006 05 05am dear breaktimers i am a painter carpenter handyman in a smalltown and generally stick to small projects. However if you want to better utilize the space in your loft you may consider changing roof trusses and going for stick framing or rafters instead. He can tuck twist and massage the new roof to make it fit.

No big issue with stick framing but a huge headache with the factory made trusses piled up in the yard. Roof trusses are a common means of support and load bearing. There are two common ways of framing the roof of a house. Step 2 install support beams.

With premanufactured trusses or with rafters and ceiling joists commonly called stick framing. Step 4 remove the trusses. I have this above my own garage. A good framing carpenter doing a stick frame roof in this situation is a lot like a skilled custom dress maker.

Changing truss roof to stick framing. Remember any alterations to a roof should be undertaken only with an engineer. While truss roofs are the most popular construction style today by some estimates truss roofs outnumber stick frame roofs two to one there are regions of the country where builders. But i have a customer that wants me to make the attic area over their garage usable for storage and eventually an extra room.

There are a few other reasons that i avoid trusses in general but.