On Jun 7, 10:23*am, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:25:23 -0700, Davej wrote:
I have been working on my 60 year-old garage for the past few days and
sort of wonder about the A-frame construction that was used. [...]
there are three 2x4 spans across the garage to form the bottom of the
"A" in addition to the tops of the two end walls -- so a span about every
five feet.

That sounds very close to my garage, both in terms of age and
construction. It's a two-vehicle garage, so the spans are quite long (I
think my spans are probably every 3 feet or so rather than 5). At some
point the side walls started bowing out, so someone punched a hole
through the top either side at the halfway point, then slung a 1/2" steel
cable across to stop it spreading any more :-)


Yes, I would trust a cable more than these 60 year old 20 foot long
2x4's.