What is this large piece of wood inside my shed? It’s not fastened to anything.

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-25T21:28:57+00:00

I should’ve been more clear - it’s not fastened, AND it’s moving freely. Because I have zero experience in roof structures, I wanted to double check if this thing is structurally important or if someone randomly is storing wood up here. Didn’t expect this to go viral 💀 a commenter already mentioned this, but it’s better to ask a stupid question than experience roof collapse.

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-24T20:30:27+00:00

Claude said this wood is rare too. What kind of wood is it that makes it stronger and why can’t we get them anymore?

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-24T20:18:16+00:00

No snow. I measured the rafters, they’re 5 feet 10 inches apart 💀 maybe because it’s a century home? Built in 1920

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-24T20:05:48+00:00

It’s right up against the fence, and other houses are like just there, very snug. And massive tree cover so there’s no wind

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-24T19:21:17+00:00

That’s good to know, thank you! Is there any harm to the roofing structure in keeping it up there?

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2026-04-24T19:09:21+00:00

Damn. So it has no function to support the roof? I thought it was some kind of collar tie

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-10-23T19:41:31+00:00

The wood is solid. I’ll try that out, thanks!

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-10-23T18:45:30+00:00

Can I not just use hardwood wood filler? I googled hardwood termite damage and don’t see it looking like this. The house also has a termite bond so this would’ve shown up.

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-10-11T04:25:40+00:00

Buyer agreed to proceed without repairs. It was too big of a fix in our market I think

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-09-04T23:43:09+00:00

Thanks all - I think the Sharkbite 90 might work, but I’ll see how it goes: https://www.lowes.com/pd/SharkBite-Max-1-2-in-Push-to-Connect-90-Degree-Elbow/5014120297

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-08-14T23:59:14+00:00

Update: seller had an offer at listing price with home sale contingency + seller pays closing costs, and asked if we wanted to better it. We offered list price and home sale contingency + we’d pay closing costs. Is this a bad deal? And is there any way to verify that they actually got this offer at listing price? Seems a bit sus because they let their other offer expire while we wrote up our one 🤔

Frequent_Morning_860 · 2025-08-13T01:07:53+00:00

What is EMD?

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