Here we go again!

federer

Alright gents guess who's back! haha

so this time I am not sure if this is the right section but we had a carpenter come out and he was concerned about the roof support, mainly the rafters. here is some pics. what do you guys think about this?




the wooden wall the rafter is resting against is actually a paneled tongue-groove wall fort he adjacent room. hope this makes sense

Daniel Holzman

I have no idea what to make of that picture. Is the concern that the rafter is inadequately sized? Improperly attached? Ugly? Perhaps you can enlighten us as to the exact problem your carpenter thinks there is.

federer

thanks for taking a look. let me post more pics to clarify. but basically the rafter that runs down diagonal has been cut off, and nailed to the framing studs of the wall. so essentially the rafter is not sitting on top of any support. is this a big concern?

federer

another pic showing rafter -if you look closely you see how it treminates into the panel wall of the adjacent room right in between the 2 stud framing

OldNBroken

Just can't get rid of you eh federer.
Might want to post this in the carpenter section. General rule though is that rafters should be resting on something vertical.

Nice to hear from you again.

federer

hey!!!! good to see ya man. glad you are still on here and looking at my stupid projects. i know by the time we are done you might as well come over and see the results!

yea so what do you think about cutting 2x4s to size for the rafters to rest on. i guess that means opening up the wall and doing this like 8 times or however many rafters are behind there?

OldNBroken

Yes, you could lag some 2x's to those posts. The problem you have now is your entire vertical load is only as secure as the fasteners holding it in. You want the ground to be supporting the load.

federer

so...hmm....if i rest the rafters onto the new studs, they would essentially transfer the load to the floor, which transfers to the first floor, and to the ground eventually right

OldNBroken

Correct. May not be(actually probably isn't) standard practice but in theory it is sound. See if a framer chimes in with his $.02

federer

Thanks man! Yea I know you guys focus on roofs here. How have you been

Roofmaster417

Hanging around taking bets on when Federer would return.,

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OldNBroken

federer

so who won?