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I am looking to finish my garage I need to support my ceiling before I can add additional support to it my garage is 20 x 20. 2 x 4 walls 8 feet high. it has 6 rafter ties unspliced nailed to the wall plate on each end, the roof rafters are 24 oc. my problem seems to be it is only connected to...

It is a hipped garage. 24 inch OC. I want to use more storage and went by a span calculator said for the span needed like 2 x 12's to fill in to make 24 Oc. as in the one picture the only support I have is a one one bite nailed from the peak of my hip to right where my motor for my door opener...

Hello everyone, I am new on the garage journal. I have been just spectating, learning a lot and tell I run across my own garage issues. My garage is 20x20 noticed there are only rafter ties every 4 feet or so, if I want to insulate and sheet rock what do I use going across that span can I use 2...