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Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
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Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
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" Joining us now is Steve Siegel who is our consulting engineer on the structure. And this attic is is nice because it's totally. Undisturbed this is 1880s up here. There's a little maid's room that was put in but. Clearly this doesn't meet code anymore and if we're going to be changing the use in creating a home office here with nice cathedral ceilings. What do you think of the existing structure."
" It's clearly undersized so we have to reinforce that. -- these are -- full two by six rafters but they're pretty widely spaced. -- UKK can stay there at when you're on center at. If you're going to make fifth living space and probably end up taking these collar ties out and put your ridge beam in. Under the plan his collar ties I've ever seen -- tulip trees up. And then if you wanted to put a ridge -- that basically. Is taking the whole load of the roof so they can't spread that's right how -- you installing here. Well a real simple way to put an end in this case is in -- the rafters are often working right opposite each other on the replace. I'd probably put a piece of wood. And everything Iraq prepare now along here running across the line here like until mistakes through my thick straps and then everything needs to be put right up to the underside of that they're creating a flat surface across the whole thing and then you're putting a beam underneath it I wouldn't have to drop down at least a foot right yes it would. -- is the architect want to put in a big. Glass triangle. To fill in the whole game. Now about your problem that -- problem thanks Steve."
