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Posted by stryped on October 13, 2009, 1:46 pm
> >> My detached garage with metal siding has 2x4 trusses spaced 4 feet on
> >> center. Can I install a ceiling or will this be too much weight and
> >> cause sagging/or other problems?
> > 4' on center? =A0What's on top of the trusses that's spanning 4'? =A0Wi=
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> > that spacing - a likely cost saving measure - it's unlikely there's a
> > lot of leeway in the load handling capabilities of the roof framing.
> > You'd have to frame a ceiling before you could cover it, and with 4'
> > between trusses that wouldn't be easy to do with a light structure.
> > The lightest ceiling I could think of would be the plastic corrugated
> > roofing stuff, and that would still sag a bunch with 4' spacing.
> > R
> A hanging ceiling is very light and could likely be used. Don't know
> about adding lights to it though. =A0Check with your local code office.
> No one here can tell you for sure.
This is a 30 x30 garage with a metal roof. I think it is a 3 or 4 12
pitch. My ideas was to add 2x4's every 4 feet between trusses and use
7/16 osb for a ceiling. If everyone here thinks it might sag or is a
bad idea, I thought abotu using 4x8 insulated panels? I wonder how
that would look?
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> center. Can I install a ceiling or will this be too much weight and
> cause sagging/or other problems?