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Any idea why these would be attached to the rafters? They're leftovers from the previous owner, can't see that they're actually doing anything.
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Image should now be shown. Sorry, was private before.
Thanks.
On the basis of that one pic its maybe an attempt at sistering (now known as brothering) the existing rafters to strengthen them or straighten them out.
Thing is, there's barely any fixings to be seen - unless they've been fixed from the other side? But even then, we most always bolt-on when sistering (or brothering) & no bolting-on can be seen.
- so, in a sense, they are pinned there doing nothing that i can see? Do you have the mortgage surveyors report from the house sale?
The fixings look to have been shot in (professional?) but the nearest length is cupping (non-professional: the cupping should have been facing the rafter).
Hopefully, others will give you better advice than me?
On the basis of that one pic its maybe an attempt at sistering (now known as brothering) the existing rafters to strengthen them or straighten them out.
Thing is, there's barely any fixings to be seen - unless they've been fixed from the other side? But even then, we most always bolt-on when sistering (or brothering) & no bolting-on can be seen.
- so, in a sense, they are pinned there doing nothing that i can see? Do you have the mortgage surveyors report from the house sale?
The fixings look to have been shot in (professional?) but the nearest length is cupping (non-professional: the cupping should have been facing the rafter).
Hopefully, others will give you better advice than me?
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They still think that they are part of the airing cupboard (shh!).
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Thanks for the reply.
Looks like some attempt at sistering. They're only nailed on one side, no bolts, and aren't connected near the soffit, they look to offer little support.
We did have new soffits fitted so it's possible they removed the fixings, this wasn't mentioned when the work was completed though.
There are some cracks that appear in some of the rafters which I assume may be why they've attempted sistering.
None of this came up on our home buyers report.
Looks like some attempt at sistering. They're only nailed on one side, no bolts, and aren't connected near the soffit, they look to offer little support.
We did have new soffits fitted so it's possible they removed the fixings, this wasn't mentioned when the work was completed though.
There are some cracks that appear in some of the rafters which I assume may be why they've attempted sistering.
None of this came up on our home buyers report.
No further ahead - except its not cut rafters but a trussed roof, and the latest pics show a gap between the truss rafters and the new lengths?
There's no way that the soffit would need new lengths for the remedial fixing of rotten rafter tails.
No fixings have been removed.
My #4 deals with strengthening/cracks.
There's no way that the soffit would need new lengths for the remedial fixing of rotten rafter tails.
No fixings have been removed.
My #4 deals with strengthening/cracks.
It's probably summat daft like the felt being cut and then kept back up by these lengths of timber.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
Tile batten mistakes and needed to catch the end of some of the battens short of the rafter?
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