hi
i'm having a small first floor extension done with a hipped roof. the carpenter thought the existing rafters were sitting on top of the new steel beam whereas they were meant to be on the side of the steel and cut them too short by about 6". what he's done is nailed new 4x2 to each rafter he's cut short so that they can attach to the side of the beam and these run up just past the purlin. 3 of the rafters have been cut anyway with double trimmers to allow access from the loft into the new loft area.
i've attached a couple of pics but is that ok do you think? i've got the building inspector coming next week, but would appreciate some advice as to whether that's adequate and likely to meet building regs?
any advice appreciated, thanks in advance
i'm having a small first floor extension done with a hipped roof. the carpenter thought the existing rafters were sitting on top of the new steel beam whereas they were meant to be on the side of the steel and cut them too short by about 6". what he's done is nailed new 4x2 to each rafter he's cut short so that they can attach to the side of the beam and these run up just past the purlin. 3 of the rafters have been cut anyway with double trimmers to allow access from the loft into the new loft area.
i've attached a couple of pics but is that ok do you think? i've got the building inspector coming next week, but would appreciate some advice as to whether that's adequate and likely to meet building regs?
any advice appreciated, thanks in advance