Cut Roof Vaulted Ceiling

To convert a truss roof to a vaulted ceiling you may need to do significant reconstruction of the roof.

Cut roof vaulted ceiling.

Bob helps lay rafters and the ridge pole for the vaulted roof of the lifespan house. If the roof was built with traditional rafter and joist construction the ceiling joists. In architectural terms a vaulted ceiling is a self supporting arch above walls and beneath a roof. It is more expensive though.

Without joists the walls can bow outward and the roof ridge line may sag. These horizontal framing members tie a building s outer walls together and resist the outward force exerted by the roof rafters in conventional framing. If you are framing a cathedral ceiling there are a couple ways to deal with the need for rafter ties. What are vaulted ceilings.

The basic framing construction cost can increase by 5 to 20 percent in a home with a large 20 x 20 foot great room with a vaulted ceiling. The trick in framing a vaulted ceiling is figuring out what to do with the ceiling joists. A vaulted ceiling in new construction is no more complicated than standard framing although it does require special roof trusses which are usually built off site. All roof rafters should be identical so follow the same steps to measure the plumb cut tail cut and birdsmouth cut.

Rafter ties or ceiling joists acting as rafter ties are required by code unless the house is designed so that the walls or a structural ridge beam carries the full load of the roof. The number of rafters needed will be determined by the length of your roof. Some of the first vaulted ceilings can be traced back to a neolithic. The cross supports for most flat ceilings have the structural function of providing thrust against which the roof rafters stand.

Depending on the size of your structure you will need to cut several or many more. At this point you ve cut 1 roof rafter.