Recent content by Mkol

Hey guys, im about to build a timber framed garage in one corner of my drive, i plan to clad it with feather edge as i have a stash already, however one long wall will be very close to a fence and totally unseen, it seems a waste to use my precious featheredge so was thinking of cheaper...

Hi Guys, i have a small lean-to outbuilding that currently has a door and a window next to each other, i want to enlarge the opening and use it as a garage. this would mean removing a central block column that is helping to support the rafters. Im trying to ascertain what size of steel to...

Thanks for this, thats the kind of thing i had in mind, there are no ceiling ties as its just a relatively small single pitch roof

thanks but how did that keep it in place, ie stop the prop slipping up and away from the rafter?

thanks Woody but that would still leave me with a corner of the timber and so an angled surface to prop which i would of thought wasnt ideal, unless do you mean using a strongboy under the timber?

Hi guys i need to prop the rafters on a small (4m x 4m) single story outbuilding in order to enlarge the door opening and subsequently place a larger lintel. can anyone advise me how to best get round the issue of safely supporting the sloped rafters when he top of the prop is obviously flat...