Reinforcing Garage Roof Trusses

Put on the adhesive as you would caulk.

Reinforcing garage roof trusses.

It can be nailed temporarily to each truss as the next truss is put in place. And build the decking on top of that. Usually trusses are put 24 inches apart. Reinforcing garage attic trusses for storage area i have an attic above my two car garage that i have been using as a storage area.

Jack up the centre reinforce as above and also replace any wood strapping with steel mending plates hurricane ties etc leave it as is strap up drywall pray to the gods. Originally i just put loose boards down over the horizontal 2x4 base of the trusses. To make the area more useable and secure now i want to put in 5 8 plywood over those 2x4s. Use care when working in the rafters or on a ladder.

Apply construction adhesive along the edge of the truss to strengthen the connection to the plywood roof deck. The plan is to tear out the drywall ceiling in the garage place 16 2 4 floor trusses 19 o c. Jack up the centre of the trusses then reinforce each bottom chord with a 2x4 that spans the entire width of the garage. When all the trusses are installed and the first row of decking is on this brace is removed.

Then sister 2 12 s to the existing trusses and use plywood gussets with an engineered nail pattern in place of a ridge beam. By laying a board or set of boards onto the rafters you can store many items up and out of the way. If your garage has open rafters below the roof you ve got a wealth of storage space available above your head.