I have a bedroom that has a pitched roof.
I have removed the ceiling and now have the
ceiling joist and rafters exposed. I want to
make a vaulted ceiling with the drywall right up to the rafters. Can I just remove the old ceiling joist, or will that weaken the roof to much. Any help would be great.

 

Don't touch those joists! Removing them won't just weaken the roof, they are holding your walls plumb and bracing them too!

Your houses' framing acts like one giant brace. If you weaken one part of it, you could cause irreparable damage elsewhere.

If you want vaulted ceilings the only way I wuld do it would be to vault in stages. If you are a good framing carpenter, you could do this yourself.

If you are ubsure of your skills and knowledge of framing, building construction, or carpentry in general - I would call an expert instead.

This is the kind of job I love to tackle!

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ftdad:
If you remeove your ceiling joists, the only thing you will have to worry about, is getting your roof off of your bed.

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Jack the Contractor

 

quote:<HR>Originally posted by ftdad:
I have a bedroom that has a pitched roof.
I have removed the ceiling and now have the
ceiling joist and rafters exposed. I want to
make a vaulted ceiling with the drywall right up to the rafters. Can I just remove the old ceiling joist, or will that weaken the roof to much. Any help would be great. <HR>

FTDAD I am wanting to do the same in my living/kitchen. Would you e-mail me or post on forum your results? I would like to know what happens if you figure this one out. THANKS Cmae