Fixing Plasterboard To Roof Trusses

Plasterboard ceilings fixed directly to roof trusses.

Fixing plasterboard to roof trusses.

To allow edges of the plasterboard to be supported i need to add noggins between the roof trusses trusses are at 500mm spacing. A roof truss is a frame typically made of wood to carry the weight of the roof s exterior surface. I was expecting the stud wall to be nailed or screwed firmly to the roof truss joists but i have been advised this might lead to creaking sounds. Suggested building the stud wall up to a few mm below either the truss joists or the in place ceiling plasterboard and then using expanding foam to anchor the stud wall to the roof.

We have a garage that has a trussed roof that i want to install a plasterboard ceiling. Repairing a roof truss often requires replacing or reinforcing wood in its construction. We have to double board it to meet building control approval. I have this above my own garage.

Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss. After the hip and jack rafters are installed more joists or noggins can be fixed in the corner to fix the plasterboard to. You can nail fix the truss into position using either method one opposite or method two below right. Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.

A totally original design concept that transforms the method of hanging heavy plasterboard panels to ceiling joists. This technical update has been produced primarily for pryda fabricators supplying roof trusses into the south australian market. Generally a roof truss is composed of triangular shapes for proper support of the roof. If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling.

Plasterboard ceilings fixed directly to roof trusses. We are at the stage where we need to plasterboard the ceilings. Level and nail fix both sides of the truss with a brace fixed to the structural timber on the. These joists are laid out at 600mm centers so i measured from the outside edge 600mm to the furthest side of the first joist then 1200 to the next and so on at 600mm centers.

Align the truss to the marks you made on the wall plate. When trusses were installed at 600mm centres it became common practice to fix plasterboard ceilings directly to the truss bottom chords eliminating the need for ceiling battens. Carry the truss to the opposite end of the roof. Cut the banding and release the first truss.