How To Strengthen Roof Trusses For Storage

I am trying to figure out the best way to strengthen my garage ceiling to create storage space up above.

How to strengthen roof trusses for storage.

Put down your first sheet of plywood at the corner of one end of the roof. The span is 28. Apply construction adhesive along the edge of the truss to strengthen the connection to the plywood roof deck. Make sure it s lying horizontally across the exposed rafters and that the edges are flush with the edges of the end rafters.

If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling. Scrap of plywood over the chords and set about 40 lbs. I need some help. The horizontal bottom chords of most garage trusses are designed to carry the weight of drywall and insulation.

Drive a nail into each corner of the plywood to hold it in place temporarily. Usually trusses are put 24 inches apart. When all the trusses are installed and the first row of decking is on this brace is removed. I have this above my own garage.

Begin installing the screws every foot along the perimeter and on the ends. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. It can be nailed temporarily to each truss as the next truss is put in place. To make the area more useable and secure now i want to put in 5 8 plywood over those 2x4s.

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. The problem is the house was built in 1997 with a 2x4 w truss system. If any of the garage trusses are cracked then center the plywood over the crack. Of stuff on it.

Cover your rafter trusses with plywood sheathing. To hold them up until the decking of the roof is placed on top a 12 foot 1 inch by 4 inch piece of lumber is used. Is a safe estimate. That means you could lay a 2 x 4 ft.

Clamp them in place. Put on the adhesive as you would caulk. I can see a break in the truss under one of the joint plates. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.