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justgotabme

Trusses and attic storage. Is it safe?

justgotabme
14 years ago

We have a huge attic with,I think, 10/12 pitch roof with trusses. My hubby added flooring by attaching 2x10's on top of the trusses is Simpson Ties in order to allow the blown in cellulose insulation some breathing room. He then added a floor using OSB so we could use it for extra storage space. Most storage is in Rubbermaid containers and is heavy, but not overly so.

Now that he's finished off a good sized section he's started to worry if this is structurally sound. We've lost contact with our builder over the last six years so we can't ask him and the couple that ran the company we contracted through have retired and we don't know how to get in touch with them either. We'd really like to finish off more of the attic for storage, but until we know it's safe we won't.

Does anyone know the answer to this question? Would photos help? If so I can certainly climb up there and take some and I might have some during the framing of our home that could help too.

Thanks!

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