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    Strike plate replacement - help!

    Many years ago I visited my friends expensive 3 story new build. Non of the internal door frames had strike plates, but instead, an open ended mechanical gravity closer (a bit like an exterior gate closer) that dropped down and stopped the standard door catch from rattling. There was a branding...
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    Help with rafter cut @ rsj ridge

    (Poor) design was before the realisation of height constraint Vaulted roof, trying to maximise "internal" space. 60mm between 100mm rafters, and 60mm above @400 centres Neighbour has just completed project with 100mm between 150mm with bubble foil under rafters @450centres. Looking...
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    Help with rafter cut @ rsj ridge

    Hi all apologies for the delay and maybe for some confusion the original sketches were a poor attempt to convey the situation. the more detailed sketch is my original (poor) design (which is too high) 1) if i put 2" x 7" in the web of the I beam and attach the rafters to these, the...
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    Help with rafter cut @ rsj ridge

    correct Vaulted ceiling New beam built into existing rear wall of house and into new rear gable. Total run over all plates3200 = half run overall plate and centre of beam 1600. beam in too high and now find that you can not get your roof, ridge tile and saddle back flashing in under...
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    Help with rafter cut @ rsj ridge

    sorry, i did try and am still trying
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    Help with rafter cut @ rsj ridge

    Made a mistake with placing rsj 178x100 slightly too high (one end is built into an external wall, the top of the rsj being 230mm below a second storey window cill) this is for an single story roof (span 3.2m, 38deg pitch beam centre 1.6m) rafter spec was 150x50@450 centres with 100mm...
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