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General => Owner-Builder Projects => Topic started by: trouter2251 on January 12, 2013, 05:14:56 PM

Title: Knee wall truss 2nd story garage
Post by: trouter2251 on January 12, 2013, 05:14:56 PM
I want the same pitch(7/12) that my house has.  I'm thinking about running the knee wall down the side and attaching to the floor truss as shown.  I do work in metal fabrication.  I could put one heck of a ridge beam in, but is it necessary?  I don't want the knee walls pushing out.

Ground has not been broke.   
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Title: Re: Knee wall truss 2nd story garage
Post by: Don_P on January 12, 2013, 06:53:17 PM
If you can get the ceiling joists into the lower third of the roof's height then it is considered to be adequately restrained. The tension strut is a no go. Although steel shines in tension, wood does best in compression for bracing and braces in tension in a frame are generally ignored. With these tied out to points in span on an engineered floor truss would require design to account for it.  With a garage below trusses might be the best option. I can't read the dimensions but it looks like a ridgebeam would be about 36' long if you need to keep the floor below clear, that would be a monster.