Sagging Roof Ridge Beam

The beam is attached to both exterior walls and to the bottom of each sloping rafter to give the roof strength.

Sagging roof ridge beam.

The weight of the roof will create pressure and then the hangers may pull away from their beam causing the walls on the exterior to come outwards to cause a visibly sagging roof line on the top of your roof. Straighten out your old house s sagging roof and get rid of those cracks in the wall with these easy to follow steps. Ridge beam or ridge board sagging or damaged roofs may sag because a ridge beam or ridge board is cracked or damaged. If the beam is not properly nailed it can also pull loose and this contributes to.

The most common cause of sag at the roof ridge is loss of triangulation due to failure of the bottom leg of the triangle which makes the peak of the roof sag and top of the walls spread outward in the area of failure. Rafter ties another cause.