Replacing Roof Rafters

Measure as precisely as possible down to the 1 4 inch 0 64 cm 1 8 inch 0 32 cm or 1 16 inch 0 16 cm.

Replacing roof rafters.

Most houses have overhangs soffits which are needed to protect the house exterior walls and. October 09 2017 04 52 13 pm so i live in a smaller 2 story house my spouse and i had talked about adding on as sharing the bathroom with all the kids would eventually get old. In some cases it may be necessary to remove a section of metal roof. If the entire rafter was rotten use the.

If necessary enlist a roofing contractor to fill in the areas where shingles and roofing paper were removed. The rotten wood will come away easily. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Before you start cutting you first need to determine how long your roof rafters need to be and the angles at which you ll cut the top and bottom of the rafter.

Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape. Install the new rafters. Use a hammer and nails to. Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter.

Cut a replacement board from 2 by pressure treated lumber that is the same size and width as the rafter tail you just cut using a circular saw. Sand the filler and apply. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler. Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar.

This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. 3 enter roof pitch slope. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. 2 enter overhang length.

Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. How to replace rotted wood rafters. How to replace the rafters without removing the roof step 1. Cut off the rotted rafter tail with a reciprocating saw.

Clamp the replacement beam to the wooden backboard at the rear of the eave enclosure to hold it in place. Replacing rafters with trusses on. Width or span is the gable side of the roof which is. Fasten the rafter with 4 10 cm wood screws.

Use your tape measure to record the. When you ve successfully replaced one rafter it will be safe to begin removing the next one. 1 enter house footprint. Cut a piece of 1 by pressure treated lumber that is longer than the replacement board by 4 to 6 inches.

Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface.