Neighbor was cutting his trees down and one BIG section of his poplar fell on the center of our house. We have an older home and the rafters are on 24' centers. The tree fell parallel with the rafters. The rafter that it hit had two large knots.

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The rafters are 2x6 by 16'. The largest knot was pretty much centered and it broke out leaving a large horizontal centered crack that extends both directions approximately 4 foot each way. Question is how do we best fix this? Do we put a scab on both sides the full length and how much past the end of each crack? Also should we put in upright supports at the end of each scab? What material should the scab be?

Yes you are correct, it's been years, so I'm a rookie too. I was just trying to offer a way that didn't require too much effort or intensive labor costs. I figure a full rafter would involve a lot of extra effort to run another 2x6x16 full length, down the side of the cracked/split one. The attic might be a pretty tight fit to get a 16' board up there with out removing the roof. Not to mention the opening and clearance at the attic's access point (hatch?). Of course the best thing to do I guess, is have the neighbor file a claim and get a pro to do it.