Home Girder Attic

When the trusses are all set you end up with a giant room in your home that otherwise would have been wasted space.

Home girder attic. The piers will need to be built at a grade so the top of the pier will be a distance the same thickness as the girder below the bottom of the floor joists. If your home wasn t designed to support a future attic conversion not only will the joist system require modification an engineer may require additional vertical reinforcement installed in the. Precise measurement is the most difficult as you need to consider all underlying obstructions carefully before proceeding with your plans. When floors walls or ceilings start to sag that is an indication that the floor joists beams that support floors and roofs the girders beams that span joists and offer the main building support or the sills which rest on the foundation may be experiencing rot or water damage problems.

The subfloor installation is easy. This particular truss spans 48 feet and has an average depth of almost 9 feet. In particularly cold climates you might go up to r 60. Drop girders require a a slightly different set up in the foundation and the footing.

Covering the ceiling joists in the attic using plywood is a cheap way to make better use of the wasted space in your house. Attics tend to have the perfect conditions for mold growth hot humid and an abundant food source with the wood sheathing. In general an attic s r value should be between r 30 and r 49. Attics are one of the most common areas of mold growth in the home.

Lightweight aluminum construction boasts a 375 lb. Cut and install lumber blocking or bridging between the joists if required by local code. Mating joist with 10d common nails. Attic trusses are modified common trusses that have a large rectangle inside the truss.

An innovative air locking design creates a tight seal reducing drafts and air leakage up to 60. Flooring your attic is the best way to add space to your home at a low cost. The foundation will need notches sawed or formed into it for the girders ends. Your home s r value score will guide you toward the type of insulation you need.

The large girder truss shown in these photos is built with a combination of dimensional lumber and timberstrand engineered lumber. Also nail each sister to the top of the exterior wall and any supporting walls or beams. The ladder offers a universal fit for homes with ceiling heights 8 10 ft designed for attic openings 22 5 in. It weighs almost 5 000 lbs and will support the new roof span of 32 feet and a portion of the existing roof.