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lodstudios@gmail · 14th October 2009

Well, another day of work and the ceiling is completely framed out!

My buddy came and did almost everything, couldn't have done it without him.

The pics will show the framing we did, it is pretty basic as we tried to go with a truss like structure with two king posts as the ridge in the middle was in the way. The idea was to evenly distribute the load so we could use 2X4, in the end with all the bracing and blocking we were both able to hang from each joist with VERY minimal flexing. (he weighs 190 and I am 6'3" and pushing 300lbs) Needless to say we are very happy with the results and were able to use most of the original rafters, some of them we laminated to a fresh 2X4 due to termite damage. (House and garage were tented 5 Months ago, but they failed to repair the garage damage)

The blocking we did was on purpose, we wanted more rigidity, while giving the drywall something else to screw to when we get done. We measured 4FT OC from the top plate on each joist and placed a block, then another 4FT OC from that one for the second plate. Our estimations show this should provide a very sturdy ceiling and plenty of screw real estate.

Any questions? I am anxious to see what you all think!

Gonna start beefing up my outer leaf tomorrow with plywood, then will be caulking the HELL out of this place!

PS. the beer was from the night before...we had an 18Pack and talked about the plans.

Keith

14th October 2009	#3
lodstudios@gmail Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 76 Thread Starter	Well, another day of work and the ceiling is completely framed out! My buddy came and did almost everything, couldn't have done it without him. The pics will show the framing we did, it is pretty basic as we tried to go with a truss like structure with two king posts as the ridge in the middle was in the way. The idea was to evenly distribute the load so we could use 2X4, in the end with all the bracing and blocking we were both able to hang from each joist with VERY minimal flexing. (he weighs 190 and I am 6'3" and pushing 300lbs) Needless to say we are very happy with the results and were able to use most of the original rafters, some of them we laminated to a fresh 2X4 due to termite damage. (House and garage were tented 5 Months ago, but they failed to repair the garage damage) The blocking we did was on purpose, we wanted more rigidity, while giving the drywall something else to screw to when we get done. We measured 4FT OC from the top plate on each joist and placed a block, then another 4FT OC from that one for the second plate. Our estimations show this should provide a very sturdy ceiling and plenty of screw real estate. Any questions? I am anxious to see what you all think! Gonna start beefing up my outer leaf tomorrow with plywood, then will be caulking the HELL out of this place! PS. the beer was from the night before...we had an 18Pack and talked about the plans. Keith Attached Thumbnails __________________ Keith Orfanides Light of Day Studios http://www.lightofdaystudios.com http://www.myspace.com/lightofdaystudios keith@lightofdaystudios.com Last edited by lodstudios@gmail; 14th October 2009 at 06:41 AM.. Reason: Beer