Recent content by c3ham

Hi Big-all Thank you for your reply I haven’t bought the timber yet so will make sure I get 7x2 cause your right I did my calculation base on that, there is another room behind that stud wall that’s not detailed on the drawing so plenty of space at the top of the ladder Thanks Craig

Ok thanks for the help I will do it like this

Hi I am converting my concrete fabricated garage and am going to use 7x2 joists but I need to install a loft ladder for access but am worried about how its going to effect the joists I have attached a drawing of my plans if you could give me some feedback on how I can improve this or if its...

There is only 4 rafters for the full roof

Hi noseall The single top plate is part of the original garage roof so can’t be removed I just doubled up the top plates on my stud wall cause I thought this would be stronger is this overkill? Thank you Craig

Hi yes 2x7 my bad

Hi I am currently converting my concrete fabricated garage into a man cave and want to use the roof space for storage, The Span is 3.4m so I think I will need to use 2x8's but the problem is I would have to cut a large triangle section out the joist were it sits on the support walls I have...

Thanks for the help guys

Hi The guttering just now is holding lots of water and dirt I took the extension stuff down cleaned it and refitted it with a slight angle to the down pipe the problem is because the original building is higher I end up with a section angled up if I lower the down pipe the gutter on the...

Hi I want to fit new plastic guttering to my new home but I have hit a bit of a problem and am not sure the best way to go with it there is an extension built on to the building and the roof height is about 150mm of a difference I thought you would be able to buy a step down fitting but can't...