Old Roof Structure

[dquigley]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Seen worse, and were there for years. Can't change the early years of framing other than note it does not meet today's standard and load capacities of today.

I would have to agree. There is alot going on in this attic, although I could point out many concerns, I believe the best way to handle this is to state that it is not built by todays standards and shows possible signs of modifications over the years, including the addition of roof sheathing. It appears that this structure may have had a metal roof originally, without any roof sheathing underneath. There is no way that an inspector can make a judgement call on the structural integrity of something like this without the benifit of an in depth structural analysis from a qualified Structural Engineer. Cover your butt as best you can.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Good verbiage Dennis. Sounds a lot better than my slang French

[ROBERT V. YOUNG]

I see this was posted last year but I also agree with Bob I see alterations and many questionable building code violations here.I see a safety problem and also agree it warrants further evaluation by a framing contractor.

[dquigley]

Originally Posted by ryoung7

I see this was posted last year .

Robert,

The thread was actually started 7/29/2010. Don't confuse the thread date (which is the date shown in the upper left corner of each post) with the member join date which is shown in the upper right hand corner of each thread. Ive made the mistake a few times as well. The member join date is when the actual mamber joined InterNACHI, not the thread.