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I am finding that many of the new homes we frame lately have varying ceiling heights. A room may vault from an 8′ ceiling to a 10′ ceiling then down to 8′. Also a lot of 8′ walls tying into 10′ at tees. I have been putting a 10′ tee in and letting the double out go inside the block out for the tee. Does anyone know the proper or code approved way of “teeing” an 8′ wall into a 10′. I just came up with this method on my own and it seems to work as long as you use straight studs for the “t”. Also in vaulted rooms we have been standing up a wall such as a 10′ wall and nailing it to an 8′ wall at the point where the rafter goes to 10′. Trouble is there is no joist to tie the 8′ paralleling walls together. Any ideas?