Attic Trusses: Unlocking Bonus Living Space
Colorado builders and contractors know that maximizing space under the roof adds value. Attic trusses – engineered wood roof trusses with an integrated floor – create a bonus living or storage area without a full second story. These prefabricated wood trusses arrive factory-built, speeding installation and ensuring precision. By combining roof and floor into one custom-engineered component, attic trusses let you add bedrooms, offices or storage under the roof while reducing on-site labor and meeting tight schedules.
Opportunities: Why Builders Choose Attic Trusses
Extra Space, Less Height: Attic trusses allow bonus living or storage areas without raising the building’s height. Builders use them over garages or additions to gain a bedroom, loft, or office.
Prefab Efficiency: Built in our factory, these engineered trusses fit together cleanly on-site. Prefabricated trusses speed construction and cut labor and waste.
Custom Design: We can integrate dormers, steep pitches or special features. Each attic truss is custom-engineered for your project, ensuring the space meets design intent and local codes.
Cost Savings: By avoiding a full second story (with foundation and extra walls), attic trusses save material and labor. Off-site manufacturing also means rigorous quality control and fewer weather delays.
Challenges: Things to Consider
Insulation & Air-Sealing: Attic trusses create unique cavities (knee walls, sloped ceilings) that can be tricky to insulate. “Attic truss framing forms a space that... is challenging to air-seal and insulate well”. Careful detailing and sealing are crucial to prevent heat loss.
Thermal Bridging: The truss top chords and web members act as thermal bridges. Achieving an airtight barrier at the floor/ceiling junction is difficult. Using spray foam or continuous exterior insulation helps mitigate this.
Code & Structural Design: A habitable attic must meet egress, ceiling height and floor-load requirements. Attic trusses carry both roof and floor loads, so they must be carefully engineered to comply with Colorado building codes.
Our Attic Truss Solutions
Rigid Component Systems is Colorado’s trusted manufacturer of custom-engineered wood roof and floor trusses, backed by decades of local experience. We are a proud SBCA member and partner with TPI for rigorous quality audits. Our in-house team handles every step from truss design and engineering to production and delivery. This ensures your attic trusses are durable and built to meet our state’s building standards.
Why Rigid? We offer:
Full-service support: Our engineers review your plans early to optimize the attic layout and integration.
Factory precision: Prefab wood trusses built to spec, minimizing waste and callbacks.
Local knowledge: Decades of experience serving Colorado builders in all climates.
Customer focus: We deliver on time and communicate clearly, keeping projects on schedule.
