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Im 22 jus bought my first house…handy with tools and a diy’er.. I got a support beam thats rotted away…how hard do u think it is to replace this…. Its from the edge ot the roof to the very peek of the toof…rotted out…possibly termits had lunch on it… Any thought
Anything like a support beam if you don’t have carpentry experience should be left to a professional. You could do a lot of damage if you don’t support while you replace the beam. It’s not just as simple as cut the bad out and put a new one in. If its a rafter you can just sister a new board next to it. You could do something like this.
Yea im probably better off strengthing it….supporting up to replace i thought could be risky…thank for ur input
Regopit would be the guy to answer this one.
It all depends on what you are calling a Beam. Is it a really a Support Beam or is it a Floor Joist or a Roof Rafter. Do you have a dimensional size of it or a picture of it I can tell what you are working with. If it is a support beam and you under size it or remove or install it wrong your attic could be in your basement.
Congrats on being a homeowner at the young age of 22, thats pretty much unheard of!! Damn I thought I was young buying my first house at 25
Congrats Frankie and welcome to the forum! Owning your own home is a really big deal. Hopefully in the near future when our Government gets their heads out of their butts, the market will turn and that investment will pay off in more ways than one
Thanks guys..lots of hard work has payed off…. The rotted wood is actually a rafter and only appears to ve damage on the outer edge… I was thinking of fixing it myseld but now i think im gonna go after the termite company who inspecte…supposed to call me today.