Framing wall under scissor truss
Hoping someone can help me out this morning. I am building a wall underneath a scissor truss, the wall runs perpendicular to the trusses. Do I need to cut the top of my wall studs to match the pitch of the bottom chord of the scissor truss? Of course, the wall will not bear on the bottom chord. I’ll be using truss clips. If my studs/top plates are angled to match the pitch of the bottom chord, do the truss clips go on at an angle? That doesn’t seem right. Or do I keep the wall square at the top, coming to a height of about a 1/4″ below the lowest pitch of the bottom chord above the wall?
I’m not sure this matters all that much, but any strong opinions on whether or not to build the wall in a single piece pr break it up? The total wall height is 10’10”. I have it laid out as a sinlge piece wall at the moment. Seems stronger and easier. But maybe there are advantages to building it in two pieces – say a 9′ high wall (height of the rest of the ceilings in the house where there are not scissor trusses) and a 1’10” wall up to the truss?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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wall vs scissor truss
Using clips to attach the wall to the truss is good. I would not think beveling the wall / plate would be necessary since the ceiling gyp. bd. is supported by the wall gyp. bd. and both are fastened a several inches from the joint anyway.
Maybe someone that hangs board all of the time can give you a more definitive answer.
square top plate
Unless you were talking a more severe interior pitch, say a 6/12 or greater, just bring the wallup square.
Yes to truss clips or some form of blocking between the truss chords.
I would stand it as a full height wall - just remember fire blocking as the wall exceeds 10' (which is the limit for my area)
Terry
No knee
Ditto on the single wall concept, framing the wall in two sections would create a pivot point and allow the wall to wobble at the joint. Also on the flat top plate if the pitch is low.