…want to add more blown insulation and plan to place those foam baffles between the rafters. My question is...should the baffles be added between every rafter and the existing blown-in pulled out where ever its blown all the way into the soffit…

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…wide open attic spaces. A rafter system, however, must…
…than a one using beams and rafters, allowing the creation…
…open space created by a rafter system is often lost when…
…traditionally left open by rafters. At Home Again s Vermont…

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…feet with a flat slope roof. How do I make rafters this long? Do I double up wood for each rafter to extend it that long? Also, Can I use…
…or do I need larger ones like 2 x 8 for the rafter boards? Thanks for your help! Warren

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…were only old batts in the rafters. I added batts to the wall…
…living room. The batts in the rafters are probably 40+ years old…
…not seem to be any type of rafter vent under the insulation. Now the questions: 1. Do the rafters need to be insulated since…

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…tonyjackmartin/my_photos Each rafter is plugged at the outside of the exterior…
…decking. I'm then notching the ProVent rafter baffles to get a better seal against the…
…not to fit the 16" on-center of my rafters). Or should I not really be concerned…

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…tonyjackmartin/my_photos Each rafter is plugged at the outside of the exterior…
…decking. I'm then notching the ProVent rafter baffles to get a better seal against the…
…not to fit the 16" on-center of my rafters). Or should I not really be concerned…

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…sheathing has not been installed you can knock the rafters tight against the ridge board. If the sheathing…
…a 1/4" gap between the ridge board and rafter is nothing to be concerned about provided the rafters are securely nailed. Glenn

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…were a full sized house) the next thing is rafters, can someone tell me a formula for laying out the cuts of a rafter? i need to know where to cut for the plumb cuts…
…tell me what i should do about the ridgebeam and rafters?

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Is there an easy way to lay out rafters when you have a ridge board and wall in place? I find myself constantly fussing the angle where the rafter meets the ridge and the position of the bird's mouth and of course changing one affects the other.

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…house I want to buy, inspector found that one of the roof rafters is missing 1-2 feet of wood at the end of it. This was done…
…Inspector said that by sistering additional wood to missing rafter and adding additional support under it roofter can gain its…

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