snow load, my mistake. I'll pass the message on that he needs to hire someone else, and it probably is a can of worms. Something didn't seem right about the sisters to me and I was hoping to get a definitive answer, but clearly there are a lot of variables. Thanks for the help
roof has been replaced, roof also slopes 4 degrees in the other direction. No major pooling that I have seen, roof loads around here are 15/30.
Is the consensus that this work that has been done seems highly suspect / marginally suspect/ etc? I can tell him to have someone else come and look...
Only 1 2x10 was added per rotted rafter. Here is a quick drawing to give you a better idea. I agree, I've told him that if they don't run full length, someone needs to do some engineering details on the attachment.
Im a PE in mechanical, and I have a friend who asked me to look at some shoddy work done by a contractor. A central beam was replaced in his building due to water damage, and when the contractor took the beam out, they saw that maybe 10-11 of the 2x10 rafters (which span 18ft) had rotted out...
