I want to install an lvl beam in my attic to support my ceiling rafters.
How to install a support beam in attic.
If you re installing more than three lvls you ll have to nail and bolt them together.
Add hangers to attach the ceiling joists to the new load bearing beam.
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First cut out a small part of the 2 4 on each side so that it fits around the engineered truss.
A new beam goes in.
Nail the first lvl to the joists then nail the second to the first and so on.
This project is more about labor than materials.
I have done a few of them myself.
I am removing a wall that separates my kitchen and living room.
Spread heavy duty construction adhesive between the beams for extra strength.
Drill two holes at an angle into the 2 4 on each side.
Especially critical is the beam you use.
Replacing a load bearing wall with a support beam requires surprisingly few materials.
One way to construct a beam is to sandwich two 2x8 boards around a layer 1 2 inch plywood.
Apply construction adhesive.
One end would be supported on my gable end and the other side would be on a supporting wall.
The old framing tied into the new beam with proper joist hangers and strong tie type connectors.
Then make a divet a few inches long on each side so that the 2 4 is more flexible.
Flush mounted beams are commonly installed in attics.
Typically either side of the new beam the walls and framing is shored up.