How To Demo Roof Rafters

They are supported mid span by an extension of the new kitchen wall.

How to demo roof rafters. Roof rise this should be calculated from the base of the roof to the highest point of the roof gable the peak. You must get a flooring or demolition blade the blade is made from thicker plate with heavier carbide teeth that are angled back. The price includes hauling the wood to a dump truck or dumpster. We figure that an skilled worker can remove about 83 square feet of 2x8 wood roof rafters per hour with some help from an unskilled worker.

Old oak rafter in the front and the first new roof rafter behind. Here the number is 941 86 inches. Deconstructing a roof as part of a larger remodel. Rafters are large pieces of lumber that are constructed and fit on site to form the roof.

Scaffold and ladder below lookout in the background. Construction demolition unit cost for removal of 2x8 wood rafters. Here the number is 1166 66 inches. One square foot of roof framing.

Rafter run outer wall this should be measured starting from the center of the roof span and then extending to the very edge of the exterior wall. The rafters on the porch side are a much longer. This saw i only use for doing roof tear off with shingles still attached i cut starting at the ridge and downhill towards the eave every 32 inches or every other rafter bay. The first roof rafter for the new porch.

They offer customization and versatility but they also require an expert carpenter and command much higher prices than trusses 1 because they require more labor to produce.