Wall addition with a sloped ceiling

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Wall addition with a sloped ceiling

From: mtooleyman@cox.net
Category: Carpentry and Framing
Email: mtooleyman@cox.net
Remote Name: 68.225.254.161
Date: 19 Nov 2006
Time: 02:23 PM

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I'm adding an interior wall that butts up to an existing sloped ceiling. The new wall runs perpendicular to the sloped ceiling joists. How do I tie my top plate into a ceiling that is sloped? I'm thinking I would notch the existing ceiling joists? Would this ruin the integrity of the ceiling?

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