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Old 10-05-2012, 01:36 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by G-Sun View Post
Yes, my first plan was keeping the stringers. But getting them out of the way would solve a lot of problems. But then, are the new stringers good enough for the roof.. ?
Hi Geir, I see the existing stringers appear to be a little less than 7 feet. Is that your problem?

The more I think about the way your building is constructed I'm thinking that the existing rafters probably have heel cuts like in #2 in the picture below. Can you confirm that?



If that's the case you might be able to do a variation of #3 using 3/4" plywood on both sides of the rafter. However, I think you will have to have the stringers exposed at some height to keep the integrity of the roof in tact and still keep maximum space.

How high would you like the stringers to be?
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