At the moment I have a double sectional concrete garage.
It is two garages bolted together and has a dividing wall down the centre.
Overall width is 19ft and length is 18ft.
The existing roof has 4 x 2's resting on outer wall and inner dividing wall which are 9.5ft long each.
Covering is corrugated (Asbestos??) sheet running from front to back.
I want to remove the dividing wall and have one big open plan garage.
Problem....
The roof span will now be 19ft and I want to do it the cheapest and easiest way.
I have got quotes from Compton for "C" section steel joists (For a straight flat roof)which work out at £108 each...a bit too expensive for me
1) Is it possible to span this width with a wooden joist?.....8 x 2 ? at 900mm centres?
2) could I use two 6x2x 14ft joists bolted together to make a 19ft length?
Ideally I don't want to go down the pitched truss route.
The covering would be 2m x 90cm thin galvanised sheet.
Any ideas gratefully recieved
It is two garages bolted together and has a dividing wall down the centre.
Overall width is 19ft and length is 18ft.
The existing roof has 4 x 2's resting on outer wall and inner dividing wall which are 9.5ft long each.
Covering is corrugated (Asbestos??) sheet running from front to back.
I want to remove the dividing wall and have one big open plan garage.
Problem....
The roof span will now be 19ft and I want to do it the cheapest and easiest way.
I have got quotes from Compton for "C" section steel joists (For a straight flat roof)which work out at £108 each...a bit too expensive for me
1) Is it possible to span this width with a wooden joist?.....8 x 2 ? at 900mm centres?
2) could I use two 6x2x 14ft joists bolted together to make a 19ft length?
Ideally I don't want to go down the pitched truss route.
The covering would be 2m x 90cm thin galvanised sheet.
Any ideas gratefully recieved