Inspection of attic area the home had a flat roof prior to replacing with a sloped roof ceiling may have been lowered at this time, Joists have been cut to install ac duct work. Do I need a structural engineer to inspect the roof support structure or is this common?
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Notching boring guidelines.
Do not make notches in the middle third of the span where the bending forces are greatest** . Notches should be no deeper than 1/6 the depth of the joist. Notches at the end of the joist should be no deeper than 1/4 the depth. Limit the length of notches to 1/3 of the joist’s depth.
I would refer this to a licensed general contractor for further evaluation and remedy if/were required.
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I would say if the new roof is being supported at all by the cut joists, then it should be evaluated. Your pictures don’t seem to show the cut joists being used for support, but it is difficult to tell from just those pictures.
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Honestly, I can’t see crap in those pics to be able to distinguish anything!
Pics don’t zoom/enlarge, and can’t see any details.
How did you load the pics to the MB?
Need to reload properly so we at least have a fair chance of helping you with real information.
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From here it looks like the ceiling joists and the original flat roof joists were framed separately, and the ceiling joists are still supported on the walls.
It also looks like the old roof joists are still bearing on the walls.
If that’s the case, and the new rafters have proper bearing at each end, it’s prob fine.
You just need to think about bearing paths to ground for all points.
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Or, to be short and sweet, it looks like the cut joists are still bearing on the walls
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