Messure once, cut......

[Don Martin]

Posted without comment

[Jerry McCarthy]

Ahhhh...... but those rafters where only cut short on one end! :D

[Steven Turetsky]

Ahhhh...... but those rafters where only cut short on one end! :D

Yes, but which end?

[Nick Ostrowski]

Check out these beauties from yesterday's inspection.

[Stephen G]

Was it a realy old modular home, those rafter cuts look they might have hinged and then a knee wall was added...?


Check out these beauties from yesterday's inspection.

[Nick Ostrowski]

Was it a realy old modular home, those rafter cuts look they might have hinged and then a knee wall was added...?

Nope. Less than 20 year old townhome.

[Jack Feldmann]

They should have got some board stretchers

[Jerry McCarthy]

The builder is a gormet cook and wanted to make raftercheek soup.
(he is also an idiot)

[Nick Ostrowski]

Some of those rafters had maybe 20% bearing surface support.

[CHARLIE VAN FLEET]

our city inspectors at there best


--city drive by inspection

cvf

[John Kogel]

Was it a realy old modular home, those rafter cuts look they might have hinged and then a knee wall was added...?It is a manufactured truss roof with a hip at the end. The truss on the left is truncated to fit the hip. The 2X4's coming down from the peak and hip ridges would actually be laid flat in most cases where the builders followed the plan. The actual weight carried by those 2X4's is not that great, but they need to rest firmly on the top chord of the truss.

[Garry Sorrells]

I use to hear all of the time,

"I've cut it tree times and it's still to short. What's wrong with this lumber?"

[Edward Olsoe]

I use to hear all of the time,

"I've cut it tree times and it's still to short. What's wrong with this lumber?"

That's a great one Garry. Thank you, I'm gonna use it!

[Larry Morrison]

Or....

How long do want this 2x4?

Quite a while, I'm building a house with it!