I am building an all wood pole building.
How to replace rotten purlins under barn roof.
Change a rotten or damaged fascia board.
A challenge occurs when clients look to insulate between their roof purlins.
We used 2 6 stock and doubled them up installing them under the main barn beam.
Reader john in covington writes.
The purlins are 2x8s.
I want to insulate the walls and up at the purlins to keep as much usable space as possible with an insulated building.
Before repairing barn support posts we first had do install temporary structural supports to support the weight of the roof.
You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d.
If you detect rotten roof.
It was very easy.
Use a flat garden spade to remove the shingles and inspect the sheathing to ensure there s no rot.
The process of replacing existing rafters so that your roof remains intact without removing the roof to do it requires some basic carpentry skills and a few common tools.
Over time roof rafters can wear crack or rot and replacements may be in order.
The purpose of the purlins is to provide a solid foundation for the metal roofing panels and trim to be screwed to.