When trusses were installed at 600mm centres it became common practice to fix plasterboard ceilings directly to the truss bottom chords.
Fixing plasterboard to roof trusses.
Continue to spread the trusses and fix by repeating the process until the roof is fully spread.
To allow edges of the plasterboard to be supported i need to add noggins between the roof trusses trusses are at 500mm spacing.
He wants to include fixing the ceiling plasterboard in the scope of the job.
Suggested building the stud wall up to a few mm below either the truss joists or the in place ceiling plasterboard and then using expanding foam to anchor the stud wall to the roof.
To allow high level bracing to be fixed without injury install safe and secure temporary.
We have to double board it to meet building control approval.
03 releasing the trusses.
As the truss dries the bottom chords can shrink and pull away from the top plate of interior non load bearing walls.
On each side of the roof.
9 step 1 step 2 step 3 fix lower bracing as per the roof detail.
We have a garage that has a trussed roof that i want to install a plasterboard ceiling.