Gable Vaulted Roof

How to vault a ceiling.

Gable vaulted roof.

Vaulted ceiling can provide opportunity to introduce light from above. Depending on how steep your roof pitch is vaulting a 20 by 20 foot room creates a new ceiling that s 11 to 12 feet high at its peak. The price isn t low though. Gable roofs will easily shed water and snow provide more space for the attic or vaulted ceilings and allow more ventilation.

A gable ceilings utilizes a peaked or triangular roof and may not be the best ceiling choice for every home. 406mm o c or support more than a roof and ceiling or exceed 8 feet 2438 mm in height for exterior walls and load bearing walls or 10 feet 3048 mm for interior non load bearing walls. In conventional gable roof framing the slope of the roof is formed by rafters that run diagonally downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the exterior walls of the building. If the frames are not properly constructed with adequate supports the roof can collapse due to strong winds.

A standard triangular roof known as a gable roof is framed using rafters which are diagonal members that support the roofing materials. You ll pay 18 000 to 25 000. Gable ceilings rise upward in a triangular shape creating a sense of space grandeur and openness. If your home is a modest size single story tract home with standard 8 foot ceilings it s an ideal candidate for vaulting a ceiling.

In this renovated bungalow a partially vaulted ceiling has provide scope to introduce clerestory window bringing light flooding into this space image credit. First head to the attic. Each truss is composed of two opposing rafters and a ceiling joist. You ll have to remove the entire roof structure to vault the ceilings.

If you see a complicated framework of 2x4s held together with perforated metal plates your roof is framed with trusses. A plain flat ceiling gable is actually a procession of light trusses usually spaced 16 in. The rafters are in compression pushing outward on the eaves walls and the ceiling joists are in tension pulling inward on the eaves walls. David barbour vaulted ceilings can provide an ideal means of introducing natural light from above.

Gable roofs can be problematic in high wind and hurricane prone areas. However some gable ceilings can also feel cramped and uncomfortable.