Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Mar 27, 2015 4:18 pm Hello, This is my first post, so here goes... We are planning an renovation on our old skillion roof shack, which is 'held up' by what i believe to be called a Open Web Truss System. Instead of removing, i want to cover/retrofit a ceiling over the truss (which are metal). I don't want to reduce the ceiling height either, as the bottom of the truss is below 2400, but is location in a kitchen area, which i believe can have a ceiling height of 2100??? So my question is how do we attach the new ceiling to the existing trusses??? Thank You in advance for any help It's hard to comment as the photos area bit dark ( you might need a new 15 - just got one and wow ) Jokes aside, I can see one member that is cracked. I would find a… 2 2561 A qualified structural engineer is needed to check the new spacing for the current trusses/roof battens sizes and if required design extra truss each side of the opening… 1 418 |