Framing out an attic question.
Framing out an attic.
Install the lower header with joist hangers figure a and assemble the front wall on the attic floor.
Use screws to attach sheets of birch plywood to the angled ceiling over the insulation making sure to drive the screws into the ceiling joists.
Stand the front wall and align it with the marks on the floor.
The plywood will create a smooth strong ceiling without having to apply drywall tape and mud to the ceiling.
It s got a 2x4 stringer running down the middle of the attic space on the floor as well that i d like to remove in order to have a flat subfloor all the way across.
Collar ties are horizontal members that like rafter ties extend from rafter to rafter but.
Run the plywood down to the top of the knee wall.
This is the full view of the attic.