What Causes Cracks In Your Roof Framing?
There are a few different things that could cause cracks
in your roof framing rafters and other structural components that are
used while building your roof. Some of these cracks are actually in the
lumber and no one ever did anything about them, while building the roof.
1. The biggest problem with cracks in your roof framing is going to be
from excessive loads on top of the roof itself. The most common problem
today is excessive amounts of snow that can create an enormous load to
roof rafters that can't support it.
2. Another problem with roof framing cracks is a poorly designed roof.
If the structural components of the roof framing system weren't designed
by a licensed engineer, you could have more structural cracks than you
ever imagined. Roof systems that weren't properly engineered can have
more cracks in their roof rafters than you ever imagined.
3. What about those pesky little termites? If your roof system suffers
from termite damage, there is a good chance that your structural roof
components will also suffer from cracks as these termites work their way
through weakening these roof framing components.
I would like to share a roof framing contractor secret with you that
might be a thing of the past within a few years. Inspect all of the wood
framing materials before using them. Check your roof rafters, hips,
valleys, ridges and other structural framing components for large knots
and pre-existing cracks to save yourself and future homeowners a lot of
stress and home repair bills in the future.