Cutting Trusses For Attic Stairs

Your parents roof rafters were probably made from 2x8 s and could have been 2x10 s or.

Cutting trusses for attic stairs.

Let s compare common roof trusses with the roof framing materials that were used in your parent s house. Our home has 2x4 roof trusses spanning 25 ft. Replacement of these furnaces can be difficult and sometimes cannot be done without cutting or modifying a truss. While they look the same you probably didn t notice the subtle differences.

Most common attic trusses for homes and garages are made with 2x4 s. I have never built a staircase to attic trusses only drop down stairs but i am planning on leaving one truss out and doubling the ones to ether side to create a 4 opening. You can easily cut your ceiling joists and use the off cut if big enough to but end where the cut was and fix appropriately on the two adjoining joists trusses whatever. Home owners sometimes will cut trusses to make more storage space in the attic or to do other modifications or remodeling.

This is done to hold the bottom chord from pushing the wall out. A truss functions as an interlocking system of framing members joined by gussets or metal connectors. Furnaces are often located in attic areas. Do the same at the other end and then cut your ceiling to match the opening.

Currently there is limited attic storage on a plywood subfloor on the bottom chords accessed via a small hatch in a closet. The components cannot be cut or altered or you risk ruining the structural strength. Your attic floor and roof are probably framed with either trusses or with individual rafters and floor joists. Lay a 4x8 3 4 sheet of plywood on each end of the truss on the bottom chord spanning to the two trusses on each side of the one to be cut.