Thread: Messure once, cut......

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

Originally Posted by Jerry McCarthy

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

Yes, but which end?

Check out these beauties from yesterday's inspection.

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

Originally Posted by Nick Ostrowski

Check out these beauties from yesterday's inspection.

Originally Posted by Stephen G

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.

They should have got some board stretchers

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

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

our city inspectors at there best


--city drive by inspection

cvf

Originally Posted by Stephen G

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.

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?"

Originally Posted by 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?"

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

Or....

How long do want this 2x4?

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