How To Replace Roof Rafters

Fit the rafter into place between the boards and screw through the sister boards into the rafter.

How to replace roof rafters.

Cut out the section of the roofing. Measure the dimensions of the old rafters beneath your roofing surface. Hold the replacement against the end of the remaining rafter. Hardware details of the roof expander.

Use a circular saw to cut two sets of new rafters from the same size wood by the same dimensions. Pull the old rafter end away from the roof eave. Make two lines on the side of the replacement rafter end and the end of the rafter 1 inch from the top and bottom edges. Repeat the process for the joist beneath your old roof rafter.

First one end then the other of the stretching tool is bolted to the pre drilled holes in a pair of opposing rafters. Use your tape measure to record the distance of both rafter legs. This is where your wooden dowels will insert into the wood. Remove an area of the roof shingles from the edge of the roof to the upper line of the overhang using a 16 inch nail bar and hammer to pull the roofing nails.

As work progresses hanging the roof sag remover tool from one of the new collar ties already in place eases holding it in place for bolting.