https://imgur.com/a/9w8WaCw

I need to enter the attic via this gable vent hole, unfortunately I can’t fit. My thought is maybe I should install a 2x4 against the (what I assume is original) lighter colored beam to the right, and another for good measure at the left side of the hole.

thoughts?

  • @ravheim
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    51 year ago

    Totally understood. From the looks of it, neither 2x4 is properly bearing weight. Placing new, non-cut, 2x4s on either side of the opening and tying them together with a sill plate is probably better than what you currently have.