01-25-2014, 04:06 PM
I got a good photo of the wood frame under the west side of the over-roof.
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You can see the 2x4 that the steel sheets are screwed to is busted in two places. Simple right? Pull the section out and put another one in? Not so simple. I couldn't bolt the framing to the trailers roof for obvious reasons. Instead a thick layer of tar was put down and the wood framing was seated into the wet tar. Now the problem is how do I get the 2x4 off of there without setting the tar on fire in the process.The idea I'm working on is this: Leave that busted 2X4 right where it is. Put anther section up next to it and screw it to good parts of the 2X4 fore and aft of the broken area. straighten the steel sheets as best I can and screw them to the new board. It's just a temporary repair but it should work.
You can see the 2x4 that the steel sheets are screwed to is busted in two places. Simple right? Pull the section out and put another one in? Not so simple. I couldn't bolt the framing to the trailers roof for obvious reasons. Instead a thick layer of tar was put down and the wood framing was seated into the wet tar. Now the problem is how do I get the 2x4 off of there without setting the tar on fire in the process.The idea I'm working on is this: Leave that busted 2X4 right where it is. Put anther section up next to it and screw it to good parts of the 2X4 fore and aft of the broken area. straighten the steel sheets as best I can and screw them to the new board. It's just a temporary repair but it should work.
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Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Collector of Apple //e's
Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam