ceiling dry wall


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Old 10-22-06, 08:06 AM
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Question ceiling dry wall

We are currently building a new home and we are going to drywall the ceiling on the second floor. Our roof trusses are arched up and do not touch the center wall. Should the trusses be pulled down and anchored to the center walls or should they float?? How do we go about putting the drywall on the ceiling trusses??? thanks
 
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Old 10-22-06, 02:16 PM
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Welcome to the forums! A picture is definitely worth a thousand words, so if it would be possible for you to post a picture of your problem on a site such as photobucket, we could better determine how to solve the problem.
 
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Old 10-22-06, 02:53 PM
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Trusses should never be nailed to the interior walls since the bottom chord of the truss will raise and lower as the house expands and contracts. Clips are made that nail to the top plate and have nail slots that keep the trusses lined up on center while still allowing them to raise and lower.

When attaching drywall to the ceiling, the ceiling is obviously hung first, but you do not screw the drywall to the trusses within 12" of those interior walls. The drywall on the walls (hung after the ceiling is installed) is pushed up snug against the ceiling and it holds up the edge of the drywall ceiling (that you left unscrewed) and allows for a little flexability as the trusses rise and fall.

More than likely, your trusses are not arched up- they are generally straight. Often, the floor is sagged down which makes it appear that the trusses are too high. When you push the drywall up against the ceiling, it will create a gap below the drywall along the floor, which your baseboard will cover.
 
 

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