Replacing Roof Rafters

3 enter roof pitch slope.

Replacing roof rafters.

If the entire rafter was rotten use the. Cut a piece of 1 by pressure treated lumber that is longer than the replacement board by 4 to 6 inches. 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. How to replace rotted wood rafters.

Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Most houses have overhangs soffits which are needed to protect the house exterior walls and. Fasten the rafter with 4 10 cm wood screws.

In some cases it may be necessary to remove a section of metal roof. Use a hammer and nails to. Roof pitch is the value. The rotten wood will come away easily.

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. Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar. Stupid idea of the week. 2 enter overhang length.

Width or span is the gable side of the roof which is. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. Use your tape measure to record the. When you ve successfully replaced one rafter it will be safe to begin removing the next one.

Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. Clamp the replacement beam to the wooden backboard at the rear of the eave enclosure to hold it in place. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler.

1 enter house footprint. Replacing rafters with trusses on. If necessary enlist a roofing contractor to fill in the areas where shingles and roofing paper were removed. Length is the roof eave gutter side.

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. Install the new rafters. Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape. How to replace the rafters without removing the roof step 1.

Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter.