Here are some techniques for making these spaces more attractive and more comfortable.
Cathedral ceiling support.
Open up a ceiling with a steel sandwich an angled steel flitch plate bolted between rafters eliminates the need for rafter ties in this.
This ceiling support is suitable for both flat and cathedral ceiling applications and it can also be used in short attic spaces.
The engineer can assist you with advice about how to safely support the roof as you proceed with the work.
Virtually any house with a sloped roof will support a vaulted ceiling just as long as attic space exists in which to construct the vault.
Comfortable cathedral ceilings cathedral ceilings can leave large rooms feeling cavernous and off putting.
Just add chimney lengths and a roof flashing to complete most installations.
Vaulting depends on balancing the lateral roof pressure against counter pressure created by the angle of the vault and the support of the walls.
Cathedral ceiling support kit this convenient kit includes the parts common to all straight up chimney installations through a cathedral a frame ceiling.