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Both trusses rafters along with the trusses short compression webs were doubled. Admittedly it's not at all clear from the pic in post 1, that said, I think that will be 4th or 5th time I've mentioned it in this thread, but just in case it wasn't clear enough, they were of course doubled :)

You might have missed it but both trusses rafters either side of the Velux were of course doubled, along the shorter webs.

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 it was one of these drunken evenings purchases, because reasons and then I had to take some of the ceiling down to even get it into the loft, it was also 50kg...

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. Happy wife, happy life ;) Re the silly roof light, that glass panel gives lots of light downstairs in the living room, considering that this was always a dark...

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, man needs a project. I imagine paying someone to do it all, I'd need to sell a kidney first. This was as budget friendly as it gets.

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 earned the right to do whatever I want on it, it was the sketchiest thing I ever done in my life :) I'd be disappointed if it didn't, I've not seen a trussed...

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 them now(boards and lvt flooring). I did not alter the floor or the chords in any way, except for removing the two huuuge beams that were sitting there on top...

OPs utopia all done now, finished putting glass floor panel trim today which was the last thing to do. Already moved all the seasonal clothes and shoes and christmas decorations in. Off to the next project.

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 direction. This was an older guy that designed my roof 30 years ago, we had a half hour chat, just discussing ideas, he couldn't provide me with any calculations...

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 right direction. Always interesting when real life doesn't follow forum absolutes.

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 this purely theoretically with another SE as a potential "bodge/cheap" DIY approach. The idea was that, because in this house there are supporting stud walls...

I have no idea what you're referring to, that post was regarding @chickenlips saying to contact truss manufacturer and that they are often very helpful. He was right and they were :)

So, a final update to wrap up this truss discussion I originally started last year. Over the past couple of months I’ve discussed my roof structure with several smart people, and one thing became clear: there’s surprisingly little clear information online about fink trusses. You mostly find...

So a quick update to say, I'm still "chatting" to SEs. It seems almost impossible to get someone to chat to, emailed quite few and only two responded, one was clearly an apprentice, didn't really know what I was talking about and tried to sell me telebeams. The other one after couple calls and...

Dude, the only trolling here so far is from you it seems. I didn't expect much at all from manufacturer, not only because roof is ~27 year old but they also changed business in that time and are more of a specialised building merchant now. Still, sent them an email last night and got a very...