Roof Ridge Beam Repair

In the current economy the cost of wood has fluctuated drastically.

Roof ridge beam repair.

To find some quick simple info about roof beam dry rot and repairs including short video answers see the faq page. A 30 foot roof for instance will need at least two boards. It s loaded with photos to help you easily identify roof beam dry rot along with a variety of failing repairs. Calculate where a ridge beam splice will be needed.

Ridge beams are required by code if the roof slope is less than 3 in 12 irc section r802 3. As i understand it this failure means that it is a beam a load bearing piece someone fixed it by propping the ridge up with a 4x6 post wedged under the damaged point. At some point the roof drain clogged the roof turned into a swimming pool and this ridge board beam cracked tore in the middle. The roof beams page is the ideal starting place.

A ridge board is a non structural member that serves as a prop for opposing rafters to rest against and connect to. The rafters on the rear side of a steeply pitched roof were separating from the ridge board. Of course a large portion of the cost of any framing repair or beam replacement is the wood itself. The loads on the ridge beam are carried by vertical posts at the beam ends down through the building structural walls to the building foundation.

Cape cod style home concrete slab foundation. Visit the galleries page for one stop visuals. Because a ridge beam often carries a significant area of roof load they can exhibit structural distress due to a defect in wood impact on the roof or use of an undersize beam. The top portion of the rater was still in contact but by the bottom of the edge where the.

No exterior cracks on walls or ground. Ridge beam sizing is based on the span of the beam between supports and the amount of roof load supported by the beam. The roof beam roof beams is a term used to describe the relatively large wood members load bearing beams that support a roof structure. Measure rafter spacings of 24 inches with a tape measure and plan the splice to fall between rafters.

A 16 foot board will end at a rafter with 24 inch spacing. It s more or less a roof beam primer and includes some excellent examples. It is a good idea to do some homework and research the best prices for wood before you begin the repair so that you can get a good idea of what the raw materials will cost. The ridge beam shown below at the living room of a 1950s modern style ranch house in gainesville has cracked at mid span and is slowly heading towards failure after the crack opened further after a recent repair.

No evidence on interior of cracking drywall stick ing doors windows etc many nail pops in old original drywall though.