Hi All
What a great forum. I am a complete newbie here and in the world of building. Without boring you too much, me and hubby bought or first home and decided to extend at the back to take advantage of the 6m allowance (single storey only). Due to the purchase we are on a very very tight budget and as he works in construction we decided to self build with the help of his best mate and dad (they too have a lot of building experience but in another part of the world.) I read all the building regs and and did the drawings etc. My only question to which I cannot find an answer is do we need a RSJ beam to support the flat roof or not (extension is 6m x 5.40m wide). Asked building control and he said ask your architect...... If I do need one how do I calculate what size do I need. Thanks a ton
Kate
What a great forum. I am a complete newbie here and in the world of building. Without boring you too much, me and hubby bought or first home and decided to extend at the back to take advantage of the 6m allowance (single storey only). Due to the purchase we are on a very very tight budget and as he works in construction we decided to self build with the help of his best mate and dad (they too have a lot of building experience but in another part of the world.) I read all the building regs and and did the drawings etc. My only question to which I cannot find an answer is do we need a RSJ beam to support the flat roof or not (extension is 6m x 5.40m wide). Asked building control and he said ask your architect...... If I do need one how do I calculate what size do I need. Thanks a ton
Kate