Pictures worth a thousand words, so an album: Does that sound like its structural? Reckon I can yank that stuff down and just leave the ties? Thanks! The ceiling joists are toe nailed in to the wall, don't all run the span (though most do), and appear to be 'hung' from the ridge beam with some 1x2s for added rigidity. They sit on top of the wall plate and are nailed directly to the rafter.
The rafter ties are every other rafter, and run the span perpendicular to the ridge beam. I am wondering if I can safely yank down the ceiling joists and just leave the rafter ties exposed. I pulled that down and discovered a separate ceiling joist structure and rafter ties. The porch was covered in an ugly plywood ceiling. I bought a cabin about 6 months ago and have been slowly renovating it. Small Cabin Forum / Cabin Construction / Vaulting a porch ceiling Forums - Register/Sign Up - Reply - Search - Statistics.