Recent content by stoneme

Yes, sarking board is what it was, I was thinking I could do that but over a couple of purlins on stone gable ends instead of trying to support rafters on wooden frontage. But probably won’t.

Good point, and persuades me to change back to plan A. I’m wondering though what the pro builders did next door with the particle board base, covered with membrane then battens, then tiles... I don’t think it’s leaked yet but I can see why it might.

Thanks yes, that’s sort of the idea, but I wondered about just pinning battens to the particleboard - they did this next door to us on a single storey pitched roof about 6m long, with membrane on top of the board under the battens. Hoping for the load to rest on gable ends, ie on purlins, but...

Clematis?

I’m putting up a small summerhouse, cavity walled natural stone outside with thermalite inside. Wooden framed frontage. Thought I might sit the small pitched slate roof (3m x 3m) over particle board over a couple of purlins, rather than use rafters; ie the side walls bear the load, rather than...