Replacing Roof Rafter

Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape.

Replacing roof rafter. Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. 1 enter house footprint. If necessary enlist a roofing contractor to fill in the areas where shingles and roofing paper were removed. Cut a piece of 1 by pressure treated lumber that is longer than the replacement board by 4 to 6 inches.

If the entire rafter was rotten use the. Width or span is the gable side of the roof which is. A laser level was used to throw a straight line to determine when each pair of jacked rafters were straightened and the new collar tie could be attached. 3 enter roof pitch slope.

Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. One person should be at the top where the rafter joins the roof peak and the other where the rafter meets the wall. 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. 2 enter overhang length.

Use a tape measure to measure the entire width of your building. Use your tape measure to record the. Most houses have overhangs soffits which are needed to protect the house exterior walls and. Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi.

How to replace rotted wood rafters. Slide one of the newly cut rafter legs into position directly next to the old rafter. Use nails that are long and strong enough to go deep into the original rafter. Sand the filler and apply.

Cut off the rotted rafter tail with a reciprocating saw. Position the replacement boards over the rafter and secure them using galvanized nails or 2 5 inches 6 4 cm wood screws. Fill the seams where a rafter tail meets the cut end of a rafter with exterior wood filler. 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.

Use a hammer and nails to. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. Roof pitch is the value. Repeat this process for each section of the roof where the eaves are beginning to show signs of deterioration.

With the roof rafter pair straightened clamp new mid span cross ties in place and then nail the tie ends to the rafters. Once it s in place start by nailing the top of the sister in place while the other person nails the bottom in place. The rotten wood will come away easily. Length is the roof eave gutter side.

Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar.