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Pendant light attic vault collar ties.
Unlike ceiling joists collar ties can be made of less substantial material 1x4 minimum and can be spaced up to 4 feet apart.
It transfers the outward thrust of the two intervening 16 in.
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Vaulted ceiling with collar ties as long as you have the traditional rafter and beam setup you can add a vaulted ceiling to your existing home.
They can be an integral part of the structural framing system.
First head to the attic.
You ll have to remove the entire roof structure to vault the ceilings.
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You can get away with removing two out of every three collar ties because the eaves wall plate acts as a horizontal beam.
For example very long rafters in a relatively steeply pitched roof slopes above 6 12 for instance may benefit from a stabilizing effect if adequately connected collar ties are installed on every rafter pair.
Ridge straps can be used in lieu of collar ties to resist uplift.
Rule for collar tie spacing prevailed in the days of 2 4 walls.
Collar ties which are designed primarily to resist wind uplift are required in the upper third of the attic space.
Rafters out to where the opposing plates are tied together by the remaining collar ties.
But keep in mind those existing horizontal joists located just above the ceiling do more than just hold the ceiling drywall in place.