Large Beam In The Attic

A new beam goes in.

Large beam in the attic.

Suspended from the ceiling via guy wires. Flush mounted beams are commonly installed in attics. This is a big innovation in framing. Converting an attic has house wide structural implications.

Anyway i want to put a hidden beam in the attic but an engineering friend of mine recommended building a truss in the attic instead. The roof system is stick built so there are no manufactured engineered trusses the ceiling joists are on 16 in. Open up cramped rooms by replacing a wall with a load bearing beam. You also need to ensure that the joist spacing is adequate.

Attic joists that are made from 2x8s may be acceptable for building your attic floor but because every room is variable there are no absolutes. In the uppermost space i had already installed a 6m horizontal loop and two perpendicular noise canceller sense dipoles along with a weather satellite fig. Tiny attic spaces offer many ways to mount an antenna with people sometimes mounting theirs. There isn t a solid rule of thumb for.

Some new beams to beef up the structure and likely some new posts and concrete footings all the way down in your basement. The lvl i figured i would need is 22 feet long and i thought i would put 2 of them together. Kløs kløss attic antenna array operates from 50 mhz through 432 mhz. 2 and two vhf uhf discone antennas.

Create an open kitchen dining area a larger living room or a huge master bedroom using basic framing techniques and standard materials. Now some attics and this is a big asterisk here can be converted to sleeping lofts relatively reasonably. I have done a few of them myself. Attic joists for live loads.

I am removing a wall that separates my kitchen and living room. I want to install an lvl beam in my attic to support my ceiling rafters. Installing a radiant barrier in the attic. On top of a mast attached to the floor.

Here is a little more info. The old framing tied into the new beam with proper joist hangers and strong tie type connectors. Centers as well as the rafters. Removing and supporting a load bearing wall with a hidden beam part 1 duration.

On a mast hanging from a wooden ceiling beam. The best way to make small or cramped rooms larger is to remove a wall between adjoining rooms. Joist dimensions are only part of the equation.