Look at this photo of the space created by attic trusses at my home.
Moving supports in attic.
In some houses this may be the case.
But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a.
I annotated a few pictures to more clearly illustrate the issue.
Extra support for the trusses can be made by placing a 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber from each truss on one side to the truss on the other side high enough to provide head room but low enough to provide support for the trusses.
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Snap a chalk line against the rafters on both sides of the attic to mark the location of the braces.
A common misconception is that it takes little more than the installation of some decking over the attic joists to ready an attic for move in.
Attic trusses have a rectangular shape inside each truss.
Keep the spacing 4 feet apart at most.
Dangle the bob over the line at one end of the attic with the string against the lower edge of the rafter until it stops moving.
The joists should support your weight but the space between them almost certainly will not.
Adjust the bob until it is directly over the line and still.
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If the roof slope is steeper than 9 inches in 12 inches of run it doesn t take much width to end up with a nice room 12 feet wide with an 8 foot ceiling.
The media room is on the second floor of the home and the roof supports shown in the images seat on the floor of the media room.
In this situation the walls of a finished attic space or room would go with the roof line.
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Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s.
3 place a two by four against the rafter along the bottom.
Moving a furnace to the attic.
Use a plumb bob on a string to find the point on the upper cords or rafters of your trusses directly above the line.
The media cabinet will extend about 18 inches into the attic and will directly obstruct the support s path to the floor.