[RE-wrenches] Milwaukee Sub Scanner versus Bosch D-Tect versusothers?

[William Miller]

Bill:

The other image is a garden variety landscape flag. Bend a 45 in the lower end and stick it through your pilot hole. Spin it and when the end touches the side of a rafter you will know exactly where the rafter is. 

Circle your pilot hole with a lumber crayon so you don't forget to patch it. Hopefully the pilot hole will lie under your flashing. 

If you do need to go into the attic for blocking, roll up the flag and stick that end through the hole. It will unfurl in the attic making it easy to find your location. 

William




> On May 10, 2015, at 5:14 PM, frenergy <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:
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> I wasn't going to say anything but I have to now say "right-on".  I only saw one image (hammer) in your email, William, so maybe the other image is the other high-tech tool we use...a fist. 
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>         If its one comp roof layer, this method is very accurate, maybe because I've used it so many times over the 35+ years I've worked on roofs and developed "the touch".  If you have more than one layer of comp it gets more and more difficult to pin point the buggers.  And yes, Mark, flat roofs are a real challenge.
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>         It would still be nice to hear from someone who has found the scanner that works on the difficult-to-find -rafter roofs.
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> Bill
> Feather River Solar Electric
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Milwaukee Sub Scanner versus Bosch D-Tect versusothers?
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> Friends:
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> Below are images of the high-tech rafter detectors we use.
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> If you need directions, contact me off list.
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> William
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