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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:47:01 -0400 /

Author of the message: "P.Fritz"

Title of the message:
Re: Proper way to attach rafter header?

Text of the message:
<dynamorph@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1115047881.166236.119980@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

>I am building an enclosed porch and just now attaching the
> rafter header to the house. The current siding is wood
> shingle. It will make a mess of the shingle above and below
> to remove a row to attach the header. Can I just nail/bolt
> the header right to the siding? Behind the siding is
> 1/2" ply and then upright 2x4's. I plan to used galvanized
> 4" nails and try to hit as many of the 2/4's as possible.
>
> Is this ok to do? My guess is that the rafter header is not
> bearing a big amount of weight even under snow load, but
> rather the weight goes down to the beams on the front of
> the porch, and pushes back against the side of the house,
> rather than directly down on the rafter header. Thanks,

Bad guess.......the rafter header will support half the roof load.

>
> --
> Jeff
>

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