Replacing Roof Rafters

This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system.

Replacing roof rafters.

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. If the entire rafter was rotten use the. 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.

In some cases it may be necessary to remove a section of metal roof. Length is the roof eave gutter side. Cut off the rotted rafter tail with a reciprocating saw. 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. 2 enter overhang length. Sand the filler and apply. Use a hammer and nails to.

Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. Roof pitch is the value. Use your tape measure to record the. 3 enter roof pitch slope.

Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. Stupid idea of the week. 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.

Clamp the replacement beam to the wooden backboard at the rear of the eave enclosure to hold it in place. Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter. Replacing rafters with trusses on. Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape.

Fasten the rafter with 4 10 cm wood screws. How to replace the rafters without removing the roof step 1. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler.

Install the new rafters. How to replace rotted wood rafters. 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. Most houses have overhangs soffits which are needed to protect the house exterior walls and.

Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar.