Gable Vaulted Roof

Vaulted ceiling can provide opportunity to introduce light from above.

Gable vaulted roof.

Gable ceilings rise upward in a triangular shape creating a sense of space grandeur and openness. Each truss is composed of two opposing rafters and a ceiling joist. 406mm o c or support more than a roof and ceiling or exceed 8 feet 2438 mm in height for exterior walls and load bearing walls or 10 feet 3048 mm for interior non load bearing walls. You ll have to remove the entire roof structure to vault the ceilings.

But if it s framed traditionally with big lumber rafters the roof can stay in place. If your home is a modest size single story tract home with standard 8 foot ceilings it s an ideal candidate for vaulting a ceiling. How to vault a ceiling. A plain flat ceiling gable is actually a procession of light trusses usually spaced 16 in.

If you see a complicated framework of 2x4s held together with perforated metal plates your roof is framed with trusses. Gable roofs can be problematic in high wind and hurricane prone areas. Gable roofs will easily shed water and snow provide more space for the attic or vaulted ceilings and allow more ventilation. If the frames are not properly constructed with adequate supports the roof can collapse due to strong winds.

David barbour vaulted ceilings can provide an ideal means of introducing natural light from above. A gable ceilings utilizes a peaked or triangular roof and may not be the best ceiling choice for every home. Their simple design makes them easier to build and cheaper than more complex designs. The rafters are in compression pushing outward on the eaves walls and the ceiling joists are in tension pulling inward on the eaves walls.

In conventional gable roof framing the slope of the roof is formed by rafters that run diagonally downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the exterior walls of the building. How to frame a gable roof without ceiling joists. First head to the attic. You ll pay 18 000 to 25 000.

Depending on how steep your roof pitch is vaulting a 20 by 20 foot room creates a new ceiling that s 11 to 12 feet high at its peak. In this renovated bungalow a partially vaulted ceiling has provide scope to introduce clerestory window bringing light flooding into this space image credit.