Recent content by mungobaggins

Yep I've totally over designed this. Thanks for everyone’s comments. I signed up to ask this question, but I've ended up here loads of times whilst googling how to work something out. Cheers.

Fair enough but I've put the plate on already. A lot of my roof is resting on steels so the wall plate will help there (I attached it with concrete screws). I've strapped the plate down. I'll also use twist straps on the joists where I can (belt and braces). Only the ones I've drawn myself...

Cheers Woody, That's what I want to do but I can't find a single example of anyone doing it anywhere on the internet. I have no experience of building or regs...I'm just researching each step of the build as I go and doing everything myself (because I don't have the money). I'm just worried...

I'm building a rear extension with the joists running across the back of the house (not out from). It's going to be a cold roof with ventilated soffits at each side. So far I've built both skins to be exactly the same height, and I was planning to put wall plates on both and run the joist across...