Replacing Roof Rafters

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

Replacing roof rafters.

If necessary enlist a roofing contractor to fill in the areas where shingles and roofing paper were removed. Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter. 2 enter overhang length. When you ve successfully replaced one rafter it will be safe to begin removing the next one.

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. 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. Roof pitch is the value.

The rotten wood will come away easily. 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. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler. Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape.

How to replace the rafters without removing the roof step 1. In some cases it may be necessary to remove a section of metal roof. How to replace rotted wood rafters. 1 enter house footprint.

This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar. Use your tape measure to record the. Use a hammer and nails to.

Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Length is the roof eave gutter side. Fasten the rafter with 4 10 cm wood screws.

Stupid idea of the week. 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. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. Cut a piece of 1 by pressure treated lumber that is longer than the replacement board by 4 to 6 inches.

3 enter roof pitch slope. Sand the filler and apply. If the entire rafter was rotten use the. Width or span is the gable side of the roof which is.

Install the new rafters.