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enter image description hereWe We just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. 

I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. 

Any advice, please?

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enter image description hereWe just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. Any advice, please?

We just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. 

I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. 

Any advice, please?

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Weenter image description hereWe just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. Any advice, please?

We just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. Any advice, please?

enter image description hereWe just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. Any advice, please?

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Is it ever okay to cut roof rafters without installing headers?

We just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He did not install any headers on these cut rafters. I asked him about it since I thought you should always put headers on when you cut like that but he said it was fine to leave it without headers. He's a roofer so I thought he must know and I didn't argue, but now I can't stop thinking that this is not right. I was surprised actually that the rafters are only two by fours. Our house is over a 100 years old. Any advice, please?