Dan,
I don't know where you are located, so I don't know about snow or wind
load in your area, but here in Texas where we get wind, but not much
snow, we do the following.
If there is sheathing over the rafters I wouldn't worry about a cracked
ridge board. In this type of roof its main job is to hold the rafters in
place until the sheathing goes on.
If you just have purlins on top of the rafters, I'd suggest cutting
blocks that will fit between the rafters and nail them to each side of
the ridge board, including into the rafters. Again, the ridge board is
there to hold the rafters spaced as needed until other structural wood
is nailed to the rafters.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Dan and Jenny Fest (Coles Nurseries Inc):
> We have an older garage on the property that was added to over time. The wood
> used must have been whatever they had around at the time. It's pretty solid
> and a good structure but the ridge board looks like a piece of 1x6 flooring
> and is cracked. Are there any recommendations on how to fix this ??
> Thanks,
> Dan
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