As a short inspector I don’t have to cut rafters to be able to move around in my attic. Only tall people have to do that. This guy cut 12 of them for a grand total of a 24’ span.
Disposable societies require more storage, and have you checked the rates at the mini-warehouse places lately?
Logical, thrifty consumer: Sees 2x4 at the bigbox for $3-4, thinks replacements are a couple months storage fees, no drive back and forth to storage, gas saved, priceless possessions within everyday reach. This was a no-brainer, in his mind.
Besides, his work looks very neat!
I usually do not write it up until the cut 13 Gary, DEAL KILLER. :mrgreen:
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I’ll give a perfect 10 for the consistency of the cuts (he used a chalk line)
Looks like he didn’t cut rafters, but rather truss webs.
http://www.sbcindustry.com/configurations.php
I Like It!! I’d Really Like To See How He Fixes It When The Roof Starts Sagging! ](*,)
Hey, you have to give the guy credit, he added 2" x 6" Chords to your right, which obviously are not factory members, and then cut the factory web chords.
See, he new what he was doing. ha. ha. ![]()
Marcel
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He will juist blame Gary. :roll:
Let’s see, if I cut these here…then add something here…
Git er done!
I’ve seen some pretty scary stuff in attics. This ranks with the worst.
