Bracing An Attic To Make A Room

How to brace rafters in an attic.

Bracing an attic to make a room.

The roof is subject to pressure placed on it by natural forces including snow rain. Unfortunately my home builder had framed out the attic using a common truss system utilizing 2x4 s see attached picture of exact type although my roof is much steeper and no middle non bearing wall below. No foundations or setbacks to worry about. Converting existing attic space into a bedroom is a popular home improvement project that can return over 93 of the money invested when you sell your house.

Cut the ends to the same angle you used for the pony wall studs. When deciding whether to convert an attic into living space there are a number of questions to consider including access ceiling height and natural light. This completes the reframing process. Everything is already in place you just have to transform an empty space into your vision.

Cut a 2 by 4 to fit horizontally from rafter to rafter on each truss. There s plenty of room to make a 12 x 12 room with 10 foot ceiling at its peak. Nail them to the rafters and angle nail the center support to the top edge of the horizontal brace. Homeowners cannot take chances with the structural integrity of their roofs.