Old Attic Walls Bowing

The other is just used to support the trusses.

Old attic walls bowing.

Spacing of ceiling joist or trusses. One kind is used if you are going to finish the attic to provide living space. Staple insulation between the wall studs and ceiling joists image a. Removing the wallcovering to insulate the wall cavity just isn t cost effective.

Sistering is the process of adding a new joist next to each existing joist. Black and white patterned. If building a knee wall for storage like karl did with this project make sure to insulate that area as well. It needs a certain amount of loft to work properly.

However if the shingles are still in a straight line the roof was bowed outward prior to the shingles being installed. Repair plaster walls to get things stabilized again. If you see bulges in your wall or ceiling and the plaster can be pushed back up against the wall then it s time to reattach that section of plaster. Use r 30 insulation for the ceiling and r 13 for the walls.

If a ceiling is bowed sagging or dropped down then the reason may relate to a structural issues. In this situation the walls of a finished attic space or room would go with the roof line. Adding insulation to a wall is a bit more difficult than adding it to an attic because in a wall the insulation is hidden between the interior and exterior wallcoverings. Use the steps in my post how to.

Even ours which had attic bedrooms still had an access panel into next doors we both kept them covered with furniture though. Don t mash or compress the insulation into the space. The slated walls in this attic help make the upper bunk a kid friendly secret hideaway. Remember plaster is the canary in the coal mine and these are just some of the most common plaster problems.

Strengthening attic joists for live loads by sistering. Across the road had a massive housefire and when the fire brigade went next door to use their access panel they discovered a cannibis farm in the attic. If the ceiling joists or trusses supporting the ceiling drywall is spaced too far apart then sagging may result and the stress from this may create. On the exterior when the wall is pushed outward the rows of shingles will show an outward sweep horizontal bow with the wall.

A rectangular attic is a good candidate for a theater room. In addition two types of braces can be used in an attic to provide extra support for the trusses if needed. Cracks on a sagging or bowed ceiling. If your roof is sagging wavy or bowing there are six important things in the attic to check from a structural standpoint.

If the attic joists are not adequate one way to strengthen the floor for live loads is to sister the old joists.