Hello forum community,
Could you please take a look at the pictures of our roof structure?
To us, it doesn’t look good at all.
The rafters show significant warping and are far from flush at the ridge area.
This also causes the purlins, which according to the structural engineer should be nailed, to not sit properly against the rafters. In some places, the gaps are as wide as a hand.
Additionally, some nails have not been fully driven in.
Our question is whether this could still be within an acceptable tolerance or if it should already be considered professionally incorrect work?
Thanks in advance!
Could you please take a look at the pictures of our roof structure?
To us, it doesn’t look good at all.
The rafters show significant warping and are far from flush at the ridge area.
This also causes the purlins, which according to the structural engineer should be nailed, to not sit properly against the rafters. In some places, the gaps are as wide as a hand.
Additionally, some nails have not been fully driven in.
Our question is whether this could still be within an acceptable tolerance or if it should already be considered professionally incorrect work?
Thanks in advance!
Malle Zwabber17 Nov 2022 09:32Hello,
This might not be much help, but for my roof frame, everything was screwed together. Unfortunately, I can’t say how necessary that was. It might have just been because the whole structure was a bit more complex.
This might not be much help, but for my roof frame, everything was screwed together. Unfortunately, I can’t say how necessary that was. It might have just been because the whole structure was a bit more complex.
I believe they used both nails and screws on our new roof. It's called a "nail truss" after all, so I guess that's because nails are used to connect it? 😀
I'm not an expert in roofing, but I would also find the image you showed disturbing. It just looks crooked, you can see that with the naked eye.
What does your site manager say about it?
I'm not an expert in roofing, but I would also find the image you showed disturbing. It just looks crooked, you can see that with the naked eye.
What does your site manager say about it?