Collar Ties Attic

The ties allow for a drywall ceiling and add strength to the roof structure.

Collar ties attic.

In this how it works article managing editor debra judge silber explains the role of collar and rafter ties in the framing of a roof. Collar ties are probably not needed if approved metal connectors were used to fasten the rafters to the ridge. Collar ties are the appendix of roof framing an evolutionary dead end in home building hanging on by just a couple of nail points. Where they are required they should be installed on every other rafter where rafters are on 24 inch centers.

Collar ties are usually placed in the attic area of homes. The most common reason for installing collar ties is to prevent rafters from spreading apart under load. Collar ties attach between every other pair of opposing rafters at the upper third of the roof below the ridge or peak of a roof section. The only time collar ties do any good is when they are specifically designed to be functional by an engineer or architect and are installed with meticulous care by the framer according to detailed drawings.

The rafter ties are incorrectly labelled as collar ties. Mathscinotes 2010 truesdell 2008. Installing collar ties i installed some collar ties so i could insulate the ceiling while leaving an air space at the top of the attic for ventilation. Collar ties may take up space in the attic of your home but they are there for a reason.

Check the attic so that you can get a better look at where the roof rafter collar ties will be installed. The size of lumber used such as two by fours or. Collar ties are necessary to prevent separation of the roof at the ridge due to wind uplift. The prescriptive provisions of the building code require rafter ties on each rafter pair and collar ties every 4.

Measure the distance between adjacent roof rafters so that you will know the amount of lumber to purchase. The upper collar tie does not experience the tension that the lower rafter tie is resisting if that tension is resisted in the upper third the roof is probably on the ground. However in a conventionally framed peaked roof like the kind you describe collar ties would probably serve little or no function since the attic floor joists serve as ties to prevent the rafters from spreading. They are secured about three quarters of the way up the roof rafters.