Recent content by SysMax

Ok noseall, no worries thanks.

Wow noseall that's wonderful work. Do you work near Waltham Forest London? lol Just one thing I noticed. All your rafters are sitting on top of the ridge beam, so I assume attaching the rafters to the side of the ridge beam is a complete no no? I just want to make sure that if I get someone in...

Ok got it, thanks noseall

Btw the existing house tiles aren't concrete. The house was retiled about ten years ago with thin dark grey slate lookalike tiles. I forget the name.

The reason I ask is because the shorter side wall is to be a feature wall made up of yellow stocks on view and unplastered so I can't place straps on the wall plate in the normal way. So I thought about taking a couple of bricks out of the existing wall and pushing the wall plates into the hole...

Yes sure, well noted!

Does sinking wallplates horizontally into existing walls help too?

Thanks noseall, you're a gent.

Yes I get, that's why I want to strengthen the ridge beam.

I'm using a Catnic CX90/100 3600mm

I haven't ordered the windows yet.

On the plans it's 2 rafters bolted together with dog toothed washers. I'm looking at changing it to either an RSJ or a steel flitch plate between the ridge beam rafters for extra strength?

It's a silly mistake ignore that! lol Is that 6K just for labour? Thanks

Hi, I'm about ready to contract a firm to put a vaulted roof with open ceiling on my small side return kitchen extension. The new roof would cover approximately 30m2 and have 3 roof windows. The roofers would fit the ridge beam, rafters, felt, battening, tiles and windows and probably the...

Hi, I'm building a small side return kitchen extension with an approx 1m high vaulted timber roof under permitted development. My structural engineer said there is no need to use collar ties on the roof. Our building inspector will return once the roof is built. One of my cavity walls has been...