loft structal support

[jpread988]

hi,

i have just bought my first house well bungalow has loads of probleams i expect all new houses have the main issue i have is my loft should look like this crude drawing but the prviouse owner has cut the red sections out and the roof is starting to separate from the house i know i can just replace these supports with 4x2s bolted and dogged, but can i do something along the lines of my secand picture with new green supports??? will this put the structal strenght back into the roof if it does any idease about measuments A and B

thanks kind regards jamie

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• jpread988
• 24 Jan 2011
• 1

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• jpread988
• 24 Jan 2011
• 1

 

[Static]

Doing your green option may only slow the roof spread and will more than likely cause problems with ceiling cracking elsewhere.. red option is best, but will only stop further movement..

Only real cure would be to replace the roof.