Burnt roof trusses/ framing.

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Inspection an older home, the attic was partially finished but areas of the attic exposed the underlying Burnt wood framing. It was evident there was a reasonably sized fire in the attic but there was no disclaimer about it nor any record of it. The some of the wood that I could see was pretty bad. This is about one of the wildest things I have experienced yet. Evan the 80 year old neighbor that lived there for 50 years said he never seen a firetruck ever pull up to the house. [ATTACH][ATTACH]

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See them in older homes here as well and nobody knows about it. :roll:

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We found many Reported what saw and moved on . Only one that I know of who did not buy the home .

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Just for future reference Joshua, those are not trusses but instead rafters.

There is a difference.

If you think structural integrity has been compromised (Think heavy snow load) recommend an SE for further evaluation and repairs as needed if needed.

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He should anyway, especially if there’s no “known” information/records.

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probe the charred remains and if any have less than 80% of integrity (easily probed though material) than its a problem and members should be reinforced/ sistered