Reinforcing Garage Roof Trusses

Reinforce the rafters in your garage for storage.

Reinforcing garage roof trusses.

Apply construction adhesive along the edge of the truss to strengthen the connection to the plywood roof deck. And build the decking on top of that. Reinforcing garage attic trusses for storage area i have an attic above my two car garage that i have been using as a storage area. It can be nailed temporarily to each truss as the next truss is put in place.

Jack up the centre reinforce as above and also replace any wood strapping with steel mending plates hurricane ties etc leave it as is strap up drywall pray to the gods. The plan is to tear out the drywall ceiling in the garage place 16 2 4 floor trusses 19 o c. If your garage has open rafters below the roof you ve got a wealth of storage space available above your head. Originally i just put loose boards down over the horizontal 2x4 base of the trusses.

By laying a board or set of boards onto the rafters you can store many items up and out of the way. To hold them up until the decking of the roof is placed on top a 12 foot 1 inch by 4 inch piece of lumber is used. Jack up the centre of the trusses then reinforce each bottom chord with a 2x4 that spans the entire width of the garage. To make the area more useable and secure now i want to put in 5 8 plywood over those 2x4s.

Then sister 2 12 s to the existing trusses and use plywood gussets with an engineered nail pattern in place of a ridge beam. Use care when working in the rafters or on a ladder. Put on the adhesive as you would caulk.