Lay the other board for the beam on top of the plywood.
How to build a support beam in attic.
You can now remove the temporary support wall.
Wide opening total will give you room to work and allow you to patch the opening with a sheet of drywall.
If the attic is being finished for living space these pieces called scabs can be installed flush with the trusses to provide areas for sheetrock or paneling to be nailed to.
Tie in the support beam to the jack and king studs and to the ceiling joists.
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Pieces of 2 by 4 inch lumber are placed between the trusses underneath the decking to keep trusses straight.
Along the top toe nail the beam to each ceiling joists.
Cut an opening in the ceiling and walls on either side of the beam location that gives you room to hammer in joist hangers.
Cut the 8 foot plywood strips 1 4 inch shorter than the two boards for the support beam.
Tie in the support beam.
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.
You also need to ensure that the joist spacing is adequate.
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At the ends use metal hurricane straps to connect the beam to the jack studs.
After you ve settled on a beam size build temporary walls on both sides of the bearing wall.
Place the plywood strip on the board for the beam.
Joist dimensions are only part of the equation.
Place one of the boards for the beam flat on the saw horse.