Which trusses??

[fastrucken1]

So I'm in the beginning of my garage build (30x40, 12 ft walls, a 12-8 pitch roof with 2 10ft doors on the gable side) and thanks to the local zoning board I have a little extra time to think about this....

So would you do attic trusses with just the ability to have some storage up above or do scissor trusses and add a 15 ft wide mezzanine off the back off the back wall later.

I'm leaning towards attic trusses. Maybe price out trusses with the ability to have a room up there to see what the cost difference would be.

This will be for mixed use automotive and general tinkering with maybe a lift in the future..

Edit: Its actually 8-12 pitch

Graham

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

For me it would be a decision on cost, if attic trusses were considerably more then I wouldn’t pay for it.


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[Kaizen]

My inspector would have made me do a full four foot foundation if I wanted to do anything at all on the second floor. So for me it was not worth it.
Once I got up in the trusses I realized how huge of a space it was. If you can I would. But have a solid plan what is going up there. Not sure just storage is worth it


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[fastrucken1]

Thanks for the replies... Unfortunately i will have to do a foundation. Its related to new required setbacks and now my detached garage will have to be connected to my house by a breezeway or pergola..

 

[dave89iroc]

attic if not drasticly more in cost

 

[spudley]

When I checked an attic truss was around $350, while a roof truss was $170. This was 12/12 pitch, 24' wide at Menards.
I'm going with floor trusses and stick framing rafters.

 

[readhead]

Do both. Attic trusses for storage and scissor trusses above the lift.

 

[James-W]

When I built my garage I had a choice, put in a lift or having storage up on top. After careful consideration I went with storage space. I could certainly use a lift at times to work on our cars, but I can use storage ALL the time. I have quite a few items up there, things that I want to keep because I need them, but I don't use them all that often. For example, I have a pipe threader up there. Every once in awhile I need to use it so I don't want to sell it, but I don't use it enough to keep it in the main part of the garage taking up space.

 

[matt_i]

Do both. Attic trusses for storage and scissor trusses above the lift.

I think this is best. I quoted trusses both ways, for a 25x40' build. The attic was +2500. But in a 1000sf building which borders on $30k of materials, adding 480sf of dry storage under roof for $2.5k is a no-brainer to me.

 

[rburke65]

Attic but you will want to look into getting an extra ..?..4" if you can on your side walls. Some lifts need 12' and a few inches! I did go with the attic trusses and as a cost per square foot, it's inexpensive storage.

 

[firebirdparts]

With that high pitch, you're going to get a big attic out of it. I would do it. The scissor trusses are a bad compromise all around by comparison. If you decide later you want to build a mezzanine, you can build it lower than 12 feet, so I guess that will work out also.

 

[77Birdman]

I just did the same and put in attic trusses. On a 24' garage the increase in price was less than $400.

 

[wes73]

Both...Half and half. With the pitch you are using you could add an access door to the side of the attic trusses (from the scissor truss section) for larger items...if you are thinking of using pull down steps vs a staircase.

 

[burninghXcsoul]

Go with attic trusses. On my 30x40 I went with 11/12 attic trusses. That gave me a room 16'x40' with an 8' ceiling in the center with a 5' something sidewall height. Its literally a huge space.

 

[kbs2244]

Can you arrange it so the lift will act as an elevator to get stuff up to the attic?
Maybe some bridging involved?

 

[Stuart in MN]

12/8 pitch roof? That's very steep, I'm wondering if you meant 8/12.

With 12 foot high walls, unless you have really tall vehicles I don't think scissor trusses would be necessary over a lift. I'd go with all attic trusses.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Depending on what you want to store, a mezzanine might be better. Easier access and you can build it to heavy enough to store fully dressed big block Chevy engine up there !

 

[n20junkie]

I LOVE my attic trusses. Adds 600 sqft and gets stuff that seldom used off the premium first floor space and out of the way.

I paid $176 a truss for a 30ft span, 8/12 attic trusses last year in Western NY.

 

[lakeroadster]

Depending on what you want to store, a mezzanine might be better. Easier access and you can build it to heavy enough to store fully dressed big block Chevy engine up there !

With a 12 foot ceiling and trusses on 24" centers a mezzanine doesn't provide much headroom for storage.

Well, unless your Verne Troyer..

 

[fastrucken1]

Stuwart.. thanks for that catch, your right 8-12 bad typo.

Ok.. Thank you everyone for your input. Honestly I'm leaning towards attic trusses throughout, but if i would do scissor trusses for the first part how far would go back? 16-18 foot? I wouldn't think I need much past that.

I think a mezzanine is out.. Mainly because I wouldn't do it right away (which means I would never get around to it) and probably would be a decent additional cost vs attic truss.

A 2 lift would be great but maybe I would be better off with just a 4 post anyways, so i could get away with a little less headroom..


Thanks agian

 

[xyster101]

When is the last time you had too much storage? I went one step further and did rafters over trusses because I wanted more storage in my attic. I have a 24x48 shop and 24x48 storage attic.

You will put wood, metal, decorations, plenty of stuff you want out of the weather up there.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

When is the last time you had too much storage?

Personally I don’t like too much storage, when I have too much space I have a tendency to keep dumping **** in there that I “might need someday” then it becomes a junk pile that overwhelms me and I never get around to going through it or organizing it.




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[xyster101]

Personally I don’t like too much storage, when I have too much space I have a tendency to keep dumping **** in there

I totally get that. I have to work hard not to collect junk, but I also try hard not to throw usable items in the trash. I also make a lot of things and Halloween and Christmas decorations, so I like have cut offs of pipe, wood, and foam around.

Depends on your needs. I will still argue, one can not have enough storage. I would say most people on here make their own stuff and want to have storage. If you hire everything out, then you don't need to store stuff to maintain your dwelling.