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From: Joanie on 23 Jun 2007 07:05
Looking at it from the crawl space, it appears that the end of one of
the 4x8s near the peak is warped.

Is it possible to repair this by cutting away and replacing just the
warped portion?

Or would you recommend a new 4x8?

Or is it necessary to replace *all* the 4x8s on that section of roof?

Comments, please. Thanks.
From: trader4 on 23 Jun 2007 11:41
On Jun 23, 6:05 am, retired10ye...(a)home.net (Joanie) wrote:
> Looking at it from the crawl space, it appears that the end of one of
> the 4x8s near the peak is warped.
>
> Is it possible to repair this by cutting away and replacing just the
> warped portion?
>
> Or would you recommend a new 4x8?
>
> Or is it necessary to replace *all* the 4x8s on that section of roof?
>
> Comments, please. Thanks.

No one is going to be able to tell you what to do without being able
to see it and know a lot more about what's wrong. For a roof to be
visibly sagging, usually would require more than just one rafter to be
warped. If only one rafter is a problem, one approach is to sister
it, by putting a new one next to it.

From: A Veteran on 29 Jun 2007 00:05
In article <1182613316.802038.203560(a)o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
trader4(a)optonline.net wrote:

> On Jun 23, 6:05 am, retired10ye...(a)home.net (Joanie) wrote:
> > Looking at it from the crawl space, it appears that the end of one of
> > the 4x8s near the peak is warped.
> >
> > Is it possible to repair this by cutting away and replacing just the
> > warped portion?
> >
> > Or would you recommend a new 4x8?
> >
> > Or is it necessary to replace *all* the 4x8s on that section of roof?
> >
> > Comments, please. Thanks.
>
> No one is going to be able to tell you what to do without being able
> to see it and know a lot more about what's wrong. For a roof to be
> visibly sagging, usually would require more than just one rafter to be
> warped. If only one rafter is a problem, one approach is to sister
> it, by putting a new one next to it.

If I "jacked" it into place, I would do it slowly and then shore it up.
Get a third opinion.
and Good luck.

--
when you believe the only tool you have is a hammer.
All problems look like nails.
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