Replacing Roof Rafter

Cut off the rotted rafter tail with a reciprocating saw.

Replacing roof rafter.

One person should be at the top where the rafter joins the roof peak and the other where the rafter meets the wall. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Width or span is the gable side of the roof which is. 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.

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. Position the replacement boards over the rafter and secure them using galvanized nails or 2 5 inches 6 4 cm wood screws. Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape. Use your tape measure to record the.

In some cases it may be necessary to remove a section of metal roof. With the roof rafter pair straightened clamp new mid span cross ties in place and then nail the tie ends to the rafters. 3 enter roof pitch slope. 2 enter overhang length.

Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler. Roof pitch is the value.

Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. Use a hammer and nails 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. 1 enter house footprint.

If the entire rafter was rotten use the. Most houses have overhangs soffits which are needed to protect the house exterior walls and. Sand the filler and apply. Use nails that are long and strong enough to go deep into the original rafter.

Repeat this process for each section of the roof where the eaves are beginning to show signs of deterioration. Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. If necessary enlist a roofing contractor to fill in the areas where shingles and roofing paper were removed.

How to replace the rafters without removing the roof step 1. Cut a piece of 1 by pressure treated lumber that is longer than the replacement board by 4 to 6 inches. Once it s in place start by nailing the top of the sister in place while the other person nails the bottom in place. A laser level was used to throw a straight line to determine when each pair of jacked rafters were straightened and the new collar tie could be attached.

How to replace rotted wood rafters.