Hip Roof Rafter Repair

However it is important to fix the rafters before doing any other work to the roof.

Hip roof rafter repair. Use a circular saw to cut two sets of new rafters from the same size wood by the same dimensions. With the proper tools anyone can do this. If you are replacing the entire rafter screw down into the wood through the top and bottom joists. Screw the new rafter into place.

The fact is that there are many things carpenters do that are allowed because we all know they work. Fit the rafter into place between the boards and screw through the sister boards into the rafter. Repeat the process for the joist beneath your old roof rafter. This video shows how to repair a split rafter.

Use your tape measure to record the distance of both rafter legs. Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. Sometime we just need a longer piece of wood like a hip king rafter. The first step is to find out how many rafters are sagging and if anything else is damaged.

You may find that several are in need of straightening and that some of the sheathing must be replaced. Very easy to do.