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Vaulted ceiling without a ridge

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Jan 30, 2013
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I have an open structure that is 10 ft. wide and is to be a vaulted gable roof. There is no place to support a ridge at each end. The pitch is 3:12. It looks like I could cut the roof shape out of a 24" LVL for each rafter pair.
This may not be the cheapest solution but it is fast and easy. Does anyone have any objections to this?
In the past, I have designed 4 ft. wide, 3/4" plywood gussets for the rafters - which is also an option.
 
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