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Well, then you do you and leave other people alone to do them? Guy wants to sit in his "ostentatious" loft storage room and look at the... -
katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Both trusses rafters along with the trusses short compression webs were doubled. Admittedly it's not at all clear from the pic in post...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.You might have missed it but both trusses rafters either side of the Velux were of course doubled, along the shorter webs.
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Tbh, its an excellent point, knowing what I know now, I'd most likely go for two smaller windows that would go between the trusses but...
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Nice. As a side note, velux do a range of stylights 550mm wide, which are designed to fit between standard truss rooves at 600mm wide...
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Your money, your life, do whatever gives you satisfaction, a fancy weekend is gone and forgot about after a week
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Each to their own, plus I can still afford a fancy weekend off and wife is extremely happy she has extra space in the wardrobe now...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.If I didn't do everything myself over last 9 months, that would be correct, I think I've spent approx £3k on this only plus you know...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.It's laminated, mate. You'll only get a safety rated, Part K compliant moon. Also, after hauling that monster of a panel up there, I've...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Yeah, I meant floppy of course and they still are bit flexy but not as much as before, obviously there is a bit more weight "holding" on...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.OPs utopia all done now, finished putting glass floor panel trim today which was the last thing to do. Already moved all the seasonal...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Not quite, what you said was that they wouldn’t engage at all. In reality, they did engage, were helpful, and pointed me in the right...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.That was the theory, yes. In practice, the truss manufacturer was actually helpful when I spoke to them last year and pointed me in the...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.Well, I never planned to "do it" technically, was more after a detailed explanation and just to see what's possible. I did also discuss...
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katar83 replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.I have no idea what you're referring to, that post was regarding @chickenlips saying to contact truss manufacturer and that they are...
