Bracing An Attic To Make A Room

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Bracing an attic to make a room.

We tucked 2 beds into the knee wall on one side to keep the room open. Attics are a top pick when homeowners decide to gain some extra storage or add a guest room but not all attic flooring structures are up to the task of supporting the weight of a new living space. To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes. If you want your attic space to have a flat ceiling you ll need to add collar ties to the framing.

If you re finishing your attic insulating it to the proper r value can cause a dramatic loss of headroom if you limit yourself to fiberglass batts. An attic room must measure 10 5 foot at the ridge line and at least 50 percent of the finished space must be 7 5 foot tall or more. Collar ties are horizontal members that like rafter ties extend from rafter to rafter but. Snap a chalk line against the rafters on both sides of the attic to mark the location of the braces.

3 place a two by four against the rafter along the bottom. Keep the spacing 4 feet apart at most. Turn an attic into a bedroom make a plan. We framed out the openings and built.