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[richntrish]

Hi,
When converting a 3 sided hipped roof of a semi to a gable ended roof , how do you extend the ridge board ?
Can an extra length be scarfed onto the original ridge board or is there somekind of double female ended socket available ?
Thanks
Richard.

[toptips]

hi,a scarf joint is the norm