Thanks all. Makes sense, I will go the joist hanger route.
I was also thinking about whether it would be possible to get joist hangers which are a few inches smaller than the joists and notching the joists so they sit (not load bearing) on the wall plate to give me a fixing for the facia...
Thanks WalkingMan and Woody.
Yes I understand now what you did, and it sounds good, however my current situation looks like reinforced joist hangers will be the best bet. If I could sit the joists on the wall I would, but that would take me over the 2.5m height (due to needing 9x2s for a 5m...
Long time forum lurker looking for advice.
I've had a brick workshop built up to the wall plate in the garden. I need to keep it below 2.5m overall to avoid planning but have hit an issue when it comes to the flat roof construction.
Because the span of the roof joists is 6m I've gone for...