In addition insulation beneath the attic floor will not only prevent excessive heat loss in the winter but will also provide a sound barrier that will mute attic sounds to those on the floor.
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In this situation the walls of a finished attic space or room would go with the roof line.
Attic joists that are made from 2x8s may be acceptable for building your attic floor but because every room is variable there are no absolutes.
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An attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult to reach corners.
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A room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building.
One kind is used if you are going to finish the attic to provide living space.
The other is just used to support the trusses.
An attic sometimes referred to as a loft is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building.
Attic joists for live loads.
Spray foam insulation is most costly but may be a better solution.
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.
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Above each central arch is a horizontal collar beam supporting open timber and scroll work filling the upper parts or when an attic story has been made into a habitable space or otherwise altered collar beams or knee walls may have been removed insulate the collar beams and knee walls as shown in fig 6 3.
Joist dimensions are only part of the equation.
In addition two types of braces can be used in an attic to provide extra support for the trusses if needed.