I have project where the customer is wanting the roof rafters to create the second floor ceiling so like a vaulted ceiling I typically recommend a structural ridge but in this case it’s a 70’-0” span. My question is if I can use a ridge board with cs16 straps over the top side of the rafters in...
Thank you guys for your response. I had an EIT and an another engineer tell me that this was a ledger. I originally thought it was to stabilize the wall or to keep from cracking so I am a little concerned with someone treating this as a ledger and applying additional load.
