"Lou" wrote in message
...
On Oct 24, 6:49 pm, "Toffee Monday" wrote:
"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message

s.com...

On 10/24/2008 3:40 PM Aaron Fude spake thus:

My carpenter just told me that if I am having a skylight put in
between two rafters, I should double up each rafter because the hole
in the wall weekens the roof. Do you agree with that?

Yes.

Wrong information, for the question asked.


I've been a carpenter for 30 years. I have yet to
see a communities building code that doesn't require
doubling up the rafters. It's typical for bigger towns
and cities.
Lou

Even if it isn't code, there is nothing lost by over engineering a
modification, much can be lost by doing the minimum or worse.