2x4 Truss Attic Storage

To make the area more useable and secure now i want to put in 5 8 plywood over those 2x4s.

2x4 truss attic storage.

Access to attic storage if you want to use your attic on a regular basis or to store large items you may need to enlarge the access opening and install an access ladder or drop down stairs. Finally make sure stored items are securely locked in place. Originally i just put loose boards down over the horizontal 2x4 base of the trusses. If the roof structure of your home was designed with prefabricated trusses your attic was definitely not designed for any storage.

If you want a full blown attic truss with a room the cost of a single truss is just 158. Reinforcing garage attic trusses for storage area i have an attic above my two car garage that i have been using as a storage area. Your attic is not suitable for storage because the bottom member of a typical truss referred to as a cord is not designed to support a storage load not because of truss movement. I m going to put down some osb in a small 4x8 spanning three bottom chords section of the warren style 2x4 trussed 24 oc attic in my townhome.

Unfortunately my home builder had framed out the attic using a common truss system utilizing 2x4 s see attached picture of exact type although my roof is much steeper and no middle non bearing wall below. First adding weight to the top of the bottom 2 4 that makes up the truss is a big no no. Some roofs are framed with special storage trusses that leave an open central space suitable for storage. This same truss framed as a light storage truss costs just 87.

There are several reasons for this. From what i ve been reading the trusses are not designed to support storage and i need to get a structural engineer s on site opinion as to what all needs done.