Attic Cross Braces

Tap a small nail into the side of the rafter at that point.

Attic cross braces.

One kind is used if you are going to finish the attic to provide living space. Step 2 hang a plumb bob from the nail and mark the point where it touches the joist below the rafter using a pencil. You can strengthen the roof to prevent damage by adding braces to the roof rafters inside your attic. The partial images below show these critical components and their recommended placement.

Moving wiring runs in attic. Usually these are older home built in the 30 s through the 50 s however i ve seen inadequate attic bracing on homes of all ages. A great deal depends on the pitch of the roof. My guess is that if you pull the collar tie you ll find they re fastened to the rafter with a few small nails.

Then remove the headknockers. Click the images to enlarge into a new window. Normally the cross bracing is on top of the trusses and removed as the sheathing is added but i have seen some under the trusses but usually perpendicular to the truss near the top. In addition two types of braces can be used in an attic to provide extra support for the trusses if needed.

Let s start our discussion by looking at the proper way to brace an attic. The other is just used to support the trusses. Cross bracing and strong arms are always used as trusses are assembled. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

This is a fairly basic project that can help protect your roof but consult a structural. Removing joist cross bracing. Every so often i ll crawl into an attic without any attic bracing. You will learn some great tricks for using braces to keep.

Measure the length of one of your rafters and mark the rafter at its midpoint. In this video we cover how to brace a conventionally framed roof and why it is important to do so. If it was my attic i would put framing angles a la simpson strong tie between the rafters and ridge beam and bolt the angles through the ridge beam to tie the opposing rafters together.