Roof Trusses For Open Ceilings

Do about 6 of those and you would have a lot of open area in the ceiling.

Roof trusses for open ceilings.

Exposed ceiling trusses adds a stylish visual aesthetic to any living space in your home making it feel warm and cozy not to mention it is very in trend. Desperately enough in fact to consider making the major step of pulling down ceiling drywall to expose joists above. Top chord an inclined or horizontal member that establishes the upper edge of a truss usually carrying compression and bearing stress. A scissor truss is appropriate when the ceiling pitch or slope isn t very steep.

Overhang the extension of the top chord of a truss beyond the bottom chord measured horizontally b. Does not have to be much. A shallow pitch like in this example can still be quite spacious when a scissor truss is used to support the roof. The exposed beam ceiling look is one that many owners of conventional flat ceilings desperately want.

Stately attractive and open. When restoring an old home it has become very common to expose wood beams adding to the charming history of the home. It creates a more spacious feeling because there s no horizontal element defining a lower virtual ceiling line. Another idea is to add skylights between the truss 24 inches wide and flare the box at the ceiling out to may be 2 ft by 6 ft.