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yes I know, first time I've done any building, it wont be seen when its rendered.

this is as far as i have got with the job

Tony1851, That seems to be the way forward, the total width of the extension is 8mtr wide, I could use 4 * 4.2m lengths of 150X50 bolted together and staggered to form a lap joint in the middle as there is a 1.8m window on that wall as well, this would form the wallplate and...

Thanks for the info, yes that is a possibility, it would bring the height under what I need, although I would need to get a structural engineers report for that I suspect, unless one of the lintel companies sell them with all the info already worked out. The span is 1.8m. cheers.

Hi, I am building a single story extension with a lean to roof , I am constraint with height of the front wall of the extension because of upstairs windows to give 15 degrees roof pitch, with a French door in the front wall of the extension of 2mtr high, and a cantic type eaves lintel over that...

Hi All, I am building a lean to extension starting shortly, the plans show the window and a double door in the back wall both 1.8M wide, the top of the door and window frames are sited directly at wall plate height to make the most out of the headroom and to keep the roof pitch to 15deg, and...