Vaulted Ceiling Roof Trusses

Parallel chord trusses allow for greater interior clearance in buildings.

Vaulted ceiling roof trusses.

The simplest way to get a vaulted ceiling is by setting vaulted roof trusses. This design element makes a room appear larger and provides more natural light. If the roof was built with traditional rafter and joist construction the ceiling joists. Vaulted ceilings can be constructed by either stick framing which means attaching each joist and rafter individually or by setting roof trusses that come engineered from a truss manufacturer.

Explore all truss options with your builder. Click and drag to draw a roof truss perpendicular to the ridge line of the roof and ceiling planes. In a common truss design sloping top chords function just like rafters in conventional framing and horizontal bottom chords fill the role of ceiling joists. The basic framing construction cost can increase by 5 to 20 percent in a home with a large 20 x 20 foot great room with a vaulted ceiling.

A pitch truss with a sloping or non sloping vertical interior ceiling detail. It is more expensive though. A vaulted ceiling angles up from the top plates of the wall sections. A scissors truss creates a vaulted ceiling in the same framing time as standard roof trusses that produces a bland flat ceiling.

Converting a conventional flat roof with trusses to a vaulted ceiling will create an open spacious looking living space. There are variations of this design to create numerous unique ceilings. The offset scissor truss has a bottom chord that is flat for a distance and then is vaulted up and back down. Click on the truss to select it and move it so that the exterior edge of the truss is aligned with the exterior edge of the framing layer.

It can take various forms and often used for aesthetic purposes adding height and focal interest to the ceiling. A scissors truss provides for a vaulted ceiling in the same time frame as standard trusses. A vaulted ceiling in new construction is no more complicated than standard framing although it does require special roof trusses which are usually built off site. To create scissor trusses with both the ceiling and roof planes in place you can now create roof trusses.

The bottom chords are angled to create vaulted ceilings. Engineered roof trusses may be designed to create a vaulted ceiling while still providing sufficient support for the roof s weight. Select build framing roof truss from the menu.