Extending Loft Hatch In Trussed Roof

This is only a temporary solution to solve how we get into the lof.

Extending loft hatch in trussed roof.

You ll have shingle nails in your way that extend through the roof sheathing. Loft with the truss rafters removed the next step was to put in a stair well but we had to first decide the best place for it. Loft hatches in older properties are small being just the width between two rafters or non existent pre 1900 20 there was often no need for access to the roof space so no provision was provided. You ll also be dealing with a low heel height on the existing trusses.

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. The choice here was a stair well in the centre of the house with the new rooms leading off either side or putting it on the end in which case we would need a long gallery landing to provide access to all the rooms. In this video i show you how we cut and fit a new hatch opening for us to access the loft. Diy ceiling hatch how to enlarge a loft hatch or install a new loft hatch.

A loft conversion is one of the easiest ways of adding extra space to your home depending on the size and structure of your roof space according to colorado roof toppers houses built before the 1960s are usually easier to convert than those built from the 1960s onwards. Removal and rebuild of roof. In this diy ceiling hatch project we explain how to make your loft hatch bigger including strengthening timbers when enlarging or installing a loft hatch to prevent any weakening of the roof or supporting structural timbers. Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.

What you must understand is that the ceiling joist is as structurally integral to a trussed rafter as the roof rafter as confirmed by the structural engineers he has subsequently contacted. Whilst it won t make his house fall down non standard loft openings which are not correctly executed will be picked up on future surveys if the op ever. Remove the existing roof structure and replace it with a larger one. A good sized loft hatch is always useful to allow ready access to the roof space of a property.