Recent content by Dilberto

I'd say it was more than one millenium ago! Thanks very much for that link. Dilberto.

Hello, I'm trying to plumb in an old Blefast sink with imperial drain fitting and a metric sink side-side. I'm having real trouble finding a reducer/adaptor to let me step down from a 50mm outlet to the 40mm of the rest of the system. I've tried without success various google searches and...

All, Thanks for advice. The shed roof will be made from 5x2" C16 boards; collared; spacing 600mm; and after consulting with two local builders/roofers, no purlins required as it's being sarked [previously it had purlins but no sarking]. Thanks, Dilberto.

RedHerring2, That was the plan. A purlin midway along the rafter length on each side so reducing span from ~2m to ~1m. These would run for the 8 metres of the shed length and be attached to the rafters and the gable ends. Each rafter nwill be collared. This was what was pretty-much there...

Noseall, Thanks for your reply. I'll reduce the inter-rafter distance, and increase rafter cross-section from 100x50 to 125x50. I should have said that I'll be adding purlins (which will reduce the rafter free-span by 50%) and wind-bracing. My plan was based on replacing the timber...

Hi, I’ve been renovating an old outbuilding during which I removed a rotten roof and strengthened and secured walls and replaced corrugated iron gables with concrete block ends. It’s going to continue to be a shed. I'm now ready to commence the roof construction which will be pretty-much...