roof 2X4 beef up

02-05-2009, 11:46 AM	#1
rayj Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	roof 2X4 beef up I want to know if it is better to put alummin strips on the bottom of the roof 2X4, or one along each side to make a crisscross pattern for added strength?

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02-05-2009, 11:50 AM	#2
rayj Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	roof 2X4 beef up No problem on warring. I am 60 and a farm boy. I have been doing my own work for years.Not to worry.

02-05-2009, 03:44 PM	#3
Ron6519 Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 9,519	roof 2X4 beef up I don't quite understand the post(s). Are you building a 2x4 truss system and want to know where the plates go? What is, "warring"? Ron