Collar Ties Attic

Collar ties collar ties are connections between opposing rafters at the upper one third of the roof frame area just below the ridge and they are required at a 48 4 maximum spacing which is every other rafter of a 24 on center spacing and every third rafter with 16 on center spacing.

Collar ties attic.

Collar ties may take up space in the attic of your home but they are there for a reason. They are secured about three quarters of the way up the roof rafters. The prescriptive provisions of the building code require rafter ties on each rafter pair and collar ties every 4. The ties allow for a drywall ceiling and add strength to the roof structure.

Collar ties are the appendix of roof framing an evolutionary dead end in home building hanging on by just a couple of nail points. The rafter ties are incorrectly labelled as collar ties. Mathscinotes 2010 truesdell 2008. Collar ties help keep the rafters against the ridge board when there are un balanced roof loads such as during high winds or when most of the snow load is on one slope but not the opposing slope of a roof.

Collar ties contrary to popular belief do not prevent walls from spreading. Measure the distance between adjacent roof rafters so that you will know the amount of lumber to purchase. The only time collar ties do any good is when they are specifically designed to be functional by an engineer or architect and are installed with meticulous care by the framer according to detailed drawings. Collar ties are usually placed in the attic area of homes.

The upper collar tie does not experience the tension that the lower rafter tie is resisting if that tension is resisted in the upper third the roof is probably on the ground. The size of lumber used such as two by fours or. Collar ties attach between every other pair of opposing rafters at the upper third of the roof below the ridge or peak of a roof section. Check the attic so that you can get a better look at where the roof rafter collar ties will be installed.

The most common reason for installing collar ties is to prevent rafters from spreading apart under load. However in a conventionally framed peaked roof like the kind you describe collar ties would probably serve little or no function since the attic floor joists serve as ties to prevent the rafters from spreading. Collar ties are necessary to prevent separation of the roof at the ridge due to wind uplift. Collar ties are probably not needed if approved metal connectors were used to fasten the rafters to the ridge.