ᐅ Gable roof is not centered - any experiences?

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Take a close look—the cutting or planning of the roof truss was designed for a steeper roof, as can be seen from the metal connectors; the angle does not match the purlins. It was constructed with a shallower angle, causing the base purlins to slide apart and no longer align with the exterior walls. So, they took a shortcut and pushed the purlin on the left inward, resulting in the well-known outcome.

sascha-t4-le schrieb:

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Take a close look—the cutting or planning of the roof frame was done for a steeper roof, as you can see from the claws; the angle does not match the purlins. It was built with too shallow an angle, causing the bottom purlins to slide apart and no longer fit on the exterior walls. So, they quickly pushed the left purlin inward, resulting in the well-known outcome.

Oops, you are absolutely right! This is not a mistake but a deliberate cover-up of an obviously poorly planned roof. That’s really bold.

@PetraRo this is botched work combined with what is essentially fraud. I don’t want to stir things up, but I would take a firm stance against it (expert appraisal, securing evidence, setting deadlines, refusing acceptance/payment, dismantling, etc.). Not necessarily to enforce it right away, but a) to be prepared for any situation, and b) to put the general contractor in their place. They are clearly untrustworthy—who knows what else they have messed up.

Uh, yes, but please make the possible consequences clear in advance: the general contractor could quit immediately.

What would you do then?

Snowy36 schrieb:

Uh, yes, but then please clearly explain the possible consequences in advance: the general contractor might drop the ball from now on.

What will you do then?

Now, it definitely also depends on whether the carpentry crew is from the neighboring town and the supervisor was on vacation but is now strongly reprimanding his workers, or if this is just how the entire carpentry company operates.

Unfortunately, here it’s probably the latter ☹️

Isn't it good to notice this only after the roof is finished? You can already see from the top two bricks that one is misaligned.

I don’t know how it went unnoticed. Or rather, I have a suspicion... The original plan was to remove the old roof, build up the knee wall, and then put the new roof with the two (offset) dormers on top. However, the weather didn’t allow it, as it rained almost every day. So they first removed half of the roof, built the knee wall there, poured the ring beam... then did the same on the other half... then built up the gable end. The roofers worked under tarps the whole time, and apparently, the plans were not very clear (according to the contractor). If you add lack of supervision to these circumstances, it’s probably quite easy for such mistakes to happen. At least that’s our assessment or concern.

We will definitely have the roof inspected by a building surveyor. We need to know if the displacement is structurally sound and whether the rest of the roofing work is acceptable or also deficient... Unfortunately, we no longer have any trust.