But i should know tomorrow.
Broken rafter in attic.
Access the attic using attic stairs or through the ceiling using a stepladder or pull down stairs.
Although the rafter must be replaced if it is completely broken smaller areas of damage can be repaired through the application of a scab board.
Once the original alignment of the cracked rafter is supported by the 2x4.
If an attic light.
Rafters can also be damaged by a blow to the roof from falling branches.
This board is a section of lumber that is the same thickness as the rafter and 2 feet longer on each side of the damaged section.
I let him empty the attic because he could sit on the side of the entrance pull the stuff to him and toss it down.
Attic rafter scab step 1.
Measure one side of the rafter from the upper edge to the lower edge to determine the size of framing lumber for the.
How to fix a cracked rafter in your attic 1.
Force the cracked rafter into position.
How to fix a crack in an attic rafter 1.
To make things easier in the attic cramped hot space there are a few things that can be done.
Beams sadly are a different story.
Attach the splint to the cracked rafter.
You actually don t have to remove the broken rafter you can put the new one in right next to it.
Mark the bolt.
It s a good idea.