Rafter locator recommendation [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell]

For composite shingle roofs prefer we a rubber mallet ($6 maybe... and if
you dig through the $2 el-chepo hand tool you can find them at the local
hardware store ).  

You can hit the roof hard enough to feel the decking flex underneath without
damaging the shingles. You can zero right in on the rafter with just a few
whacks.  When you feel like you hit something you're above the rafter
otherwise you clearly hear and feel the hollow sound.  Works great for us!

Travis Creswell
Ozark Energy Services


-----Original Message-----
From: William Miller [mailto:wrmiller at charter.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:33 AM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Rafter locator recommendation [RE-wrenches]


Steve:

Here's what we use:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00938216000P?vName=Tools&keyword=ha
mmer

Available locally and only $20.00!

William Miller:

PS:  Stud finders lie.  We prefer the hammer.  If you don't hear the right 
sound, move up or down the roof.  You need to find where the sheeting is in 
direct contact with the rafter.  The hammer, with practice, will get you at 
least close to a rafter. Trace around the object you wish to install on the 
roof.  Drill a 1/8" hole within that area.  Insert a bent stiff wire (we 
use landscape flags).   If the wire stops dead, you are on a rafter.  If 
not, spin it until the bent end contacts the rafter.  Remove the wire 
without rotating.  The bend on the end will give the distance from your 
pilot hole to the rafter.

WM


At 08:59 AM 8/28/2007, you wrote:

>Anybody have a recommendation for a good rafter locator.  I understand
>there are some good ones but not sure who makes them. I believe they are
>sonar with a small lcd screen.  I've looked around on the internet and
>not sure which one is the real deal.  This is for composition shingled
>roofs.
>
>The type I have used, stud finder with adjustable depth to 1-1/2",
>haven't worked at all.
>
>Steve Johnson
>LightWave Solar Electric
>Nashville, Tennessee
>


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