WWFD? (What Would FABO DO??)

clementine said
Never mind the chebbies. Admittedly they are my daily's.....and pretty cheap.View attachment 1715827242So I have doubled the header and bolted up against the garage and added 45* supports on the right. the ribs run downhill and could use as supports that I could tuck under running parrallel with the garage, but there would be drooping of the wire if I didnt attach I feel. I know the right hand side footings have much to be desired.....its on the list. Those rafters are 'C' channel. The parrallel to building runners are 'hat' channel.

I should have posted pictures earlier.....I know better.:lol:

I think I would run wire up/down hill, but maybe Im thinking about that wrong.

Around here, they place heat tape/wire about 3FT from the edge of the roof eaves in a zig zag pattern (45 degrees up and down). That way, they get about 3 FT of the edge snow and ice free. So, a zig zag pattern maybe best. This is done here to prevent snow and ice from dropping off of the roof edges and onto people on the sidewalk below.