Remove Collar Ties Attic

If you see a complicated framework of 2x4s held together with perforated metal plates your roof is framed with trusses.

Remove collar ties attic.

Is it safe to remove these collar ties in my roof for a higher ceiling. After that i could remove the temporary supports. First head to the attic. Here are the connection requirements from the 2012 irc.

Watch this video before. Hang the paper roof with your index fingers under the ridge grasp it with your. Above each joist is a collar tie. But if it s framed traditionally with big lumber rafters the roof can stay in place.

Next i cut 2x6s and installed them by resting them on the 2x4s and screwing them to the rafters. You ll have to remove the entire roof structure to vault the ceilings. I m in the process of fixing up the attic of our house built originally in 1941 and the ceiling is exposed. I installed some collar ties so i could insulate the ceiling while leaving an air space at the top of the attic for ventilation.

Currently the ceiling joists in the garage are 2x8s spanning 16 ft. There are collar ties the 1 x 1 5 horizontal beams you can see in the photos nailed in roughly. Second measure the depth of the rafters. To help understand what the collar ties do take a piece of paper and fold it in half into a shape like a roof.

The ties allow for a drywall ceiling and add strength to the roof structure. Collar ties shall be a minimum of 1 inch by 4 inches 25 mm by 102 mm nominal spaced not more than 4 feet 1219 mm on center. Jack herrington bloomfield ny. I temporarily attached a couple of 2x4s to the rafters and made sure they were level to each other and along their lengths.

Can we remove the collar ties to make this space usable for storage.