WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
- Location
- Alabama
It still doesn't look like much but I have one rafter and two ceiling joists left then its decking time and I am done , the guys putting the metal roof on get to remove the rest of the shingles, I can't have all the fun.
This one man construction crew idea is BS , everything takes you about three of four times as long .
The headers have been replaced and I used 5 inch STRONGTIE structural screws to attach it to the existing framework , it should be there for good .
The rafters were cut , new rafter tails were cut to replace the missing pieces , then new rafters are sistered to the old rafters, I glued them with Weldwood waterproof glue, nailed them from both sides with the nail gun then glued them to the original rafters, from there I used structural screws to screw the two together then I installed carriage bolts and bolted everything together , this way I am using four different attachment methods , and sheer loads should not be an issue , the chances of failure from anything less than a tornado are close to zero.
All of the rafters are cut in different places , some are drastically longer than others which is good , rafters are like spokes on a bicycle wheel each rafter takes part of the load and shares it , if one goes out no big deal but when four are bad and you only have nine it's a big deal. .
This one man construction crew idea is BS , everything takes you about three of four times as long .
The headers have been replaced and I used 5 inch STRONGTIE structural screws to attach it to the existing framework , it should be there for good .
The rafters were cut , new rafter tails were cut to replace the missing pieces , then new rafters are sistered to the old rafters, I glued them with Weldwood waterproof glue, nailed them from both sides with the nail gun then glued them to the original rafters, from there I used structural screws to screw the two together then I installed carriage bolts and bolted everything together , this way I am using four different attachment methods , and sheer loads should not be an issue , the chances of failure from anything less than a tornado are close to zero.
All of the rafters are cut in different places , some are drastically longer than others which is good , rafters are like spokes on a bicycle wheel each rafter takes part of the load and shares it , if one goes out no big deal but when four are bad and you only have nine it's a big deal. .
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