On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:55 AM, Dan and Jenny Fest (Coles Nurseries Inc)
wrote:
> 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 ??
Typically, the 1-by ridge boards don't provide any support; it just
gives the rafters a place to nail to and keeps them in line during
construction. Though I have seen buildings where the ridge board bore
a lot of the roof weight and was sized and supported accordingly.
Depending on how's it's cracked, I'd just sister in a piece of 2x6
between the rafters, and nail through the rafters to it (or vice versa
if there's no room).
jim
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