Typically ceiling joists are 2 6 or 2 8.
Attic support structure.
Attic and roof structure inspection your home check.
This photo indicates a properly installed knee wall in a attic for additional support to roof structure.
Depending on the roof covering material either horizontal laths battens or purlins are fixed to the rafters.
Collar tie used for adding additional support to attic roof supports.
The red lines on the left side indicate the knee wall.
Addition of engineered i joists.
Or boards plywood or oriented strand board form the roof deck also called the sheeting or sheathing to support the roof covering.
How to get a loft conversion yell fix that scary roof popping noise elements in the loft roof structure feasible is it to remodel your attic loft conversion.
More times than not the floor structure of an existing attic is actually a ceiling joist.
They are designed to carry only the weight of the drywall or plaster depending on the age of your home.
Depending on your attic structure an engineer may recommend the installation of lvls between the existing joists to bring the floor structure up to code.
The floor structure of an attic is also the framing for the ceiling beneath it.
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