Roof Rafter Seperation

As such the ridge and the adjoining rafter ends are entirely in compression.

Roof rafter seperation.

If anything has the ability to force the rafter ends up tight against the ridge it would be the formidable weight of the roof itself especially a tile roof. The sellers investors who are flipping a foreclosure have upgraded the floors that cover potential slab cracks. At the top where the rafters meet they are either angled to meet at a point or attached to a horizontal ridge beam. If your local building authority has a rafter spacing code you may not space rafters wider than required by code.

As home buyers should we walk from this purchase. The reason is that in a rafter ceiling joist roof system the ridge represents the apex of a truss. Some shed rafters do not incorporate ridge beams either due to small size or lack of technical know how. A ridge beam runs the length of the shed roof connecting every pair of rafters.

Very easy to do. This video shows how to repair a split rafter. Rafter and roof joist spacing is only one part of a complex roof design that works together to form a structure that meets building codes and can hold up the weight of the roof and roof load. The inspector recommends a structural engineer to determine cause.

Typical rafter spacing codes will specify a minimum spacing of 16 inches 19 2 inches or 24 inches. Builders aren t bound by standard rafter spacing measurements. The top portion of the rater was still in contact but by the bottom of the edge where the rafter abuts the ridge board a full one inch gap was present. The attached photos show rafter separation and broken collar ties.

Rafters must be strong enough to hold the roof sheathing and the shingles. The rafters on the rear side of a steeply pitched roof were separating from the ridge board.