Removing Collar Ties In Attic

To help understand what the collar ties do take a piece of paper and fold it in half into a shape like a roof.

Removing collar ties in attic.

Next i cut 2x6s and installed them by resting them on the 2x4s and screwing them to the rafters. After that i could remove the temporary supports. Watch this video before. Jack herrington bloomfield ny.

Above each joist is a collar tie. The ties allow for a drywall ceiling and add strength to the roof structure. I m in the process of fixing up the attic of our house built originally in 1941 and the ceiling is exposed. Hang the paper roof with your index fingers under the ridge grasp it with your.

Here are the connection requirements from the 2012 irc. 6 in 16 in. I temporarily attached a couple of 2x4s to the rafters and made sure they were level to each other and along their lengths. We would like to turn the attic space of our garage into a storage loft.

Currently the ceiling joists in the garage are 2x8s spanning 16 ft. Can we remove the collar ties to make this space usable for storage. I installed some collar ties so i could insulate the ceiling while leaving an air space at the top of the attic for ventilation. As long as your ceiling joists rafter ties are all connected adequately to the roof rafters at each wall top plate you should be able to remove your collar ties.