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I need to cut this central rafter to then box out for a new/functional loft hatch.
Is is worth temporarily bracing/connecting to adjacent rafter it from above whilst I chop it? Or is that overkill?
No other loading on it in the loft, just holding up the ceiling alongside its neighbours (spaced at about a 35cm or so).
There’s also something I didn’t expect in that the rest of the loft not above the landing (and thus ceilings in the bedrooms) is raised higher up - though maybe that’s just a design quirk.
edit: bit of googling (like here) suggests I very much should brace from above temporarily, so will do exactly that.
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