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Originally Posted by Van

I understnd the intent of your question, but I think you might be approaching it backwards. I always tell designers, " Show my a sketch, I'll tell you how we'll build it." There are a ton of other variables that will go into the decision of soft vs. hard flats, Studio vs. Broadway. If the flats actually meet in the center, ie we see the area where the ridge beam would be, then you may not need to tie into the battens above. Is this a finished attic space or raw framing ? Never limit yourself by starting a design process with," Yeah, but how are we going to build it?" Draw you dream then scale down from there.

Agreed. I won't even let a designer know what the budget for a show is, I always want a full set of drawings before we start hacking it down. They usually know were-abouts we are in the funds/time/labor department, but never exacly how much cash we have.