Vaulted Ceiling Roof Trusses

Roof trusses are built in a truss manufacturing warehouse and delivered preassembled to the jobsite.

Vaulted ceiling roof trusses.

There are variations of this design to create numerous unique ceilings. 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. The simplest way to get a vaulted ceiling is by setting vaulted roof trusses. To convert a truss roof to a vaulted ceiling you may need to do significant reconstruction of the roof.

Parallel chord trusses allow for greater interior clearance in buildings. The offset scissor truss has a bottom chord that is flat for a distance and then is vaulted up and back down. To create scissor trusses with both the ceiling and roof planes in place you can now create roof trusses. 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. Converting a conventional flat roof with trusses to a vaulted ceiling will create an open spacious looking living space. A typical vaulted ceiling truss called a scissor truss. The bottom chords are angled to create vaulted ceilings.

This type of truss is perfect for the dining room living room great room and kitchen. Explore all truss options with your builder. Select build framing roof truss from the menu. 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.

If the roof was built with traditional rafter and joist construction the ceiling joists. Click and drag to draw a roof truss perpendicular to the ridge line of the roof and ceiling planes. This design element makes a room appear larger and provides more natural light. 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.

A scissors truss creates a vaulted ceiling in the same framing time as standard roof trusses that produces a bland flat ceiling.