Recent content by Koenigswelle

wonder why it is there then, could it be to do with the fact it was I believe once end of terrace ? The floor joists are 200x75 C24, do you mean something like in the attached picture? in this picture I do not see any evidence of a purlin it seems that this line of vertical struts is doing the...

the other purlin is located much closer to the eaves, I estimate about 18" above the current loft floor. The problem for me is to understand what strut is as for me it is a generic term, but based on the sketch I attached I understand it is a timber support which is attached to a rafter...

I guess i need to discuss this in more detail with person who does the roof, perhaps also ask the council

Both chimney breasts are entirely in my building, rear is now removed front untouched. There is a picture on pg.1 which shows my front stack, that is under my neighbours entrance hall his chimney is on the other side

on the left (rear) pitch i took out the complete chimney to floor level. There is a concrete lintel supporting the new brick that was inserted to bring the inner skin up to roof level and the roof was patched over. This is not the side which has split. I am not entirely sure but I think that we...

unfortunately i did not take more pics of the roof assembly, but trust me there are 2 purlins per pitch, i cannot readily get more pics as i am in Germany and the house is not ! The purlins look to be all original equipment ie not assembled later, all same dimensions rough cut and the same...

Only one of the 4 purlins is showing signs of bowing (now cracked). In the roof space originally there were no struts only thin timbers which hung the original thin ceiling joists to the rafters. You are referring to the components called collar/strut in my attached cutroof pic. As I mentioned...

only insulation ? you mean like a warm roof, surely they are covered to at least replace battens felt slates leadwork etc ? Could you please direct me to the relevant regs or documentation about them where all parts not just Part L are explained.

well yes and no, my tenants are in my opinion being somewhat obstructive because they are home office covid victims and cannot accept noise ! I am still looking into the legal aspects of this but i believe i will prevail because it is a health and safety issue if the roof slides off into the...

is this forum politically correct, i do not recall writing ****ing edit yes it is

do you mean they are undersized or oversized and by shape you mean bowed ?

if i recall correctly the purlins are about 9 x 3

@Data - you mean the staining on the rafters, I do not know its on all the rafters on both pitches or do you mean the white area at the top of the pic, that's just a trick of the light it looks like a big hole and the sun is streaming through in reality it was ****ing down when this was taken...

i asked about the times just as a benchmark, because the scaffolding is a relatively straightforward and calculable action compared to the actual roof work itself, to assess the two widely different timescales I have been given and 1 week seemed overly optimistic. I do know that building regs...