{"id":1295,"date":"2020-08-23T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=1295"},"modified":"2020-08-29T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T18:45:30","slug":"rafter-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/rafter-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafter Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I replaced a rafter with a crack in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"Cracked rafter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>I didn&#8217;t notice this crack when putting the rafter up because it&#8217;s not visible from the other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed the crack while adding additional blocking between the rafters at the top plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-replacement-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"Cracked rafter replacement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-replacement-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-replacement-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-replacement-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cracked-rafter-replacement-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The additional blocking closes up the rafter bays and provides additional stiffness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Replacing the rafter was a little tricky since I&#8217;d already put the cross bracing on, but it just barely worked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Trevors-thumb-after-hammer-injury-scaled.jpeg\" title=\"Trevors thumb after hammer injury\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Trevors-thumb-after-hammer-injury-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Trevors-thumb-after-hammer-injury-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Trevors-thumb-after-hammer-injury-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Trevors-thumb-after-hammer-injury-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While hammering the last nail, I hammered my thumb. It cut the skin that was caught between my thumbnail and the hammer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I replaced a rafter with a crack in it. I noticed the crack while adding additional blocking between the rafters at the top plate. Replacing the rafter was a little tricky since I&#8217;d already put the cross bracing on, but it just barely worked out. While hammering the last nail, I hammered my thumb. 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