Older home remodeling in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County

Older House Rooflines in San Gabriel

Whole-house work on older San Gabriel homes that keeps the original roofline: rafter tails, fascia and eave vents repaired while the attic is rewired.

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Of everything on an older San Gabriel house, we guard the roofline most closely, since it sets the look from the street and shelters every system below it. On an inland suburban lot, rafter tails and eave boards weather under hot sun and gusty dry air, with a rare drenching storm. A whole-house plan with us starts by deciding which original rafters, fascia and vents stay, and how new wiring and ducts reach the attic without cutting into them.

Rafter tails, fascia and eave vents

From a ladder we probe each exposed rafter tail and the fascia board along the eave. Sound wood is cleaned, primed on every face and kept. Where a tail has softened at the tip, we trim away the decay and splice on a new piece shaped to the original profile, bolted alongside the sound length of rafter. Fascia is matched in width and thickness so the line of the roof does not change. Screened blocking between rafters is checked for gaps, because the attic depends on that air path once new insulation goes in.

Working in the attic without losing the roof

Rewiring and new duct runs on an older house tend to pass through the attic, so we plan those routes before anyone climbs up with a saw. Knob-and-tube runs are traced, disconnected at the panel, then pulled out where they can be reached. New cable follows the joists and stays clear of rafters and ridge framing. If a ceiling joist or rafter is cracked, or was notched by an earlier trade, an engineer may call for sistering before more weight is added. Insulation and baffles go in last, keeping the eave vents open to the roof deck.

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