Fixing Uneven Roof Trusses

The free ends of the expander are bolted below mid span on a pair of sagged opposing rafters.

Fixing uneven roof trusses.

Two choices move one side of the trusses to square them up but thats a lot of work considering that you probably braced all the trusses you will need to cut all of the hurricane clips beat the trusses to the new layout than install new clips or. Cut a piece of 1 2 inch plywood that will cover the area. Drill holes in angle iron to keep the rafter from buckling again you will need to secure it with a piece of 1 2 inch angle iron. After measuring the damaged area between your roof trusses or rafters cut a piece of 1 2 plywood that will cover the area.

The expanding roof stretcher used to push out the sag in the roof frame is mounted in place between a rafter pair. As work progresses hanging the roof sag remover tool from one of the new collar ties already in place eases holding it in place for bolting. One of the most common causes of roof issues are problems related to the rafters or trusses. Measure the damaged area between your roof rafters or trusses.

They have issues for a wide variety of reason including damage from wind storms overloading from ice and snow leaks etc. Cut each piece of sheathing. These trusses are usually engineered by a structural engineering company to carry a specific roof load. Because driving nails up into the sheathing material will make things worse glue a piece of 1 inch rigid styrofoam to your piece of plywood.

Glue a piece of 1 rigid styrofoam to the plywood. This will give some added strength and take care of any cracks in the wood itself. When a truss becomes damaged cut or modified there is a chance of a structural overload or that they will not perform properly. These will serve as patches to be installed on each side of the broken roof truss.

Each side of the iron should be four inches wide with the entire piece being at least two feet long. If a lot of trusses are damaged or one has been significantly modified or cut then consulting a engineer is wise. Driving nails into it might make it worse place the plywood and styrofoam side up against the damaged roof decking.