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ExtensionAdvisor9064 t1_j18t3pz wrote

Incredible! Your shed is better than my house. Thanks so much for posting the detailed pictures and captions, what a great resource.

I’m an aspiring DIYer. 2 questions

(1) it looked like you did not use rafter ties or collar ties. This seems to imply all roof rigidity comes from the ridge clips and hurricane clips at top plate. Is that correct? I would be worried about that but given you were on the roof it seems strong.

(2) any strength in the gable overhang (beautiful btw) seems to come from the end-grain nailed blocking, unless it’s stiffness comes from somewhere else. Is that safe / within code? Are there other ways to do that?

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your project!

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JohnVerSteeg OP t1_j18x4uv wrote

(1) I have one solitary rafter tie in the middle of the shed right now. My intention is to build out a loft at 7.5' across the body of most of shed, and I'm hoping that the "joists" of the loft will provide some of the structure that would normally be provided by rafter ties or collar ties. So far that one board is a champ, though. I didn't feel the budge with my weight at any point.

(2) The 5/8 OSB on the roof provides a lot of strength through tension as well, it's screwed down into both the rafters and the blocking. I worked a lot while sitting and standing on the roof, and didn't feel any movement when putting weight on the eaves. I've never done anything like this before, so I'm not sure if there are better ways, but I've also seen people put the last regular rafter offset from the wall and then have the blocking out to the fly rafter cross over the wall, like this:

https://images.app.goo.gl/oJ2vw4sG1f5tKc3w5

In my head that seems like it would be stronger, especially for distributed loads like snow, but I believe that would not be an issue for an overhang this small.

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ExtensionAdvisor9064 t1_j1ar51z wrote

That all makes sense and very interesting about the fly rafter cantilever. The more you know. Appreciate your thorough answers and sharing. I hope you are an instructor of some sort for a living. You’d be great.

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