1996 Aljo 2440 Roof Replacement Project
Hello everyone! I have been lurking in the dusty corners of this site for about a year and I have found a number of terrific threads regarding roof replacement projects, but it's time for me to give ...
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Day 2:
I started the morning by cutting out all of the significantly rotten framing in the aft corners as well as a small section of luan ceiling panel on the passenger's side aft corner. I treated all of the framing below and adjacent to the rot with GitRot and left the area alone to cure for the day. That evening, I went back and rebuilt the rear framing with some fresh 1x2 lumber on the headers and a few new 2x3 rafters. In the picture below, you can also see that I sistered one of the rafters forward of the bathroom vent. This particular rafter was tied in and blocked up six ways from sunday, so I opted to treat it with GitRot and sister it up for support. I also added an additional rafter under the ladder after I took this picture.
I know it looks like there's still some rotten header forward of my repair, but the wood was still in good condition beneath the mildew, so it got a treatment of GitRot.
The rest of the afternoon was spent pulling staples from the headers and rafters. Barf!
I forgot to take pictures throughout the day because I was in a hurry to get the sheathing on before a meeting, but my dad came over at the end of the day and we got all the 3/8" sheathing ripped and on the roof in about an hour and a half. Dear old dad; I couldn't ask for a better friend!
Here's the roof at the end of Day 2:
I started the morning by cutting out all of the significantly rotten framing in the aft corners as well as a small section of luan ceiling panel on the passenger's side aft corner. I treated all of the framing below and adjacent to the rot with GitRot and left the area alone to cure for the day. That evening, I went back and rebuilt the rear framing with some fresh 1x2 lumber on the headers and a few new 2x3 rafters. In the picture below, you can also see that I sistered one of the rafters forward of the bathroom vent. This particular rafter was tied in and blocked up six ways from sunday, so I opted to treat it with GitRot and sister it up for support. I also added an additional rafter under the ladder after I took this picture.
I know it looks like there's still some rotten header forward of my repair, but the wood was still in good condition beneath the mildew, so it got a treatment of GitRot.
The rest of the afternoon was spent pulling staples from the headers and rafters. Barf!
I forgot to take pictures throughout the day because I was in a hurry to get the sheathing on before a meeting, but my dad came over at the end of the day and we got all the 3/8" sheathing ripped and on the roof in about an hour and a half. Dear old dad; I couldn't ask for a better friend!
Here's the roof at the end of Day 2:
