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   Guest_ | Jul 08, 2000 07:43pm | #1

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   charles... i'm not sure what u mean about ((show rafters))

   also when u say <<<< I have found this a problem when replacing them. >>> does them refer to the shingles or the rafter ?

   if it is the shingles .. why would you just strip the shingles in the same fashion as the ones nailed to the sheathing ???

   are the shingles holding up the flyrafter ?

   is that the same as a ((fly rafter)?

   also i don't know what you mean about wrapping the rafter...

   we've done a lot of cedar roofs.. some with fly rafters .. some with special rake details .. some with cedar breather..

   some with copper drip edge..

   ...i just don't understand your terminology..

   can u help me out ?

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   Guest_ | Jul 08, 2000 07:53pm | #2

   *CharlesI think it depends on the condition of the cedar shakes (shingles?. If they are old and brittle, it might be tough to do anything to the rake board without destroying the shingles. If they are fairly sound, I would try using a reciprocating saw with a nice new metal cutting blade. With a little practice it should be fairly easy to cut them without damaging the shakes. Of course no matter what you do, you will be left with the problem of not being able to nail the shakes to the new rake board, which might result in them curling away from it. Good luck.

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   Guest_ | Jul 09, 2000 07:03am | #4

   *Charles,It's just not easy. I've replaced a few exposed barge (as we call them in Texas) rafters, and it's not easy. You've got the decking nailed first (or in the case of wood shingles the lath) then the shingle drip edge and then the shingles themselves. If you could bend up the drip edge, then you can cut the nails. But the shingles will come off and you can't bend the drip edge back down where it looks worth a flip. If it's a box cornice, then there is a whole new set of directions.I suggest that you remove the shingles and the drip edge, replace the rafter and the drip edge and re-shingle using as many of the old ones as you can.I don't know any easy way to totally replace the rafter. But there are some smart and clever carpenters here. Maybe someone will have the answer you're looking for.Good luck,Ed. Willilams

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   Charles_Sprecher | Jul 09, 2000 07:03am | #3

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   Most roofers nail their shingles right to the show rafters. I have found this a problem when replacing them. With asphalt roofs I have cut the nail with a hack saw between the shingle and show rafter; if there was any tearing of the roof it was usually where you couldn't see it(more importantly where it wouldn't leak) and I would fill the small hole with sealer. My question is what to do with a cedar roof if the person does not want the rake wrapped in aluminum? wait to replace the rake until they need a new roof? Is wrapping the only way?
   What do you usually do or suggest???