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Thanks Tony for the comment, it makes sense to leave the 9 x 3 s in place and bolt through as you suggest. This way i dont need acrow props to hold the roof up while i remove the existing 9 x 3s. This way i can offer up the RSJ into position and bolt through the RSJ, spacer wood and existing 9...

Many thanks, comment noted

Many thanks for the comment, i have uploaded a picture of the inside of the garage showing the arrangement of roof trusses

Thanks point taken, would it be feasible to pack out the RSJ at connection points to marry up with the existing 9 x 3 s I have the the 178 x 102 RSJ, just need to know for peace of mind if its man enough, i have uploaded a picture of the inside of the garage showing the arrangement of the roof...

Hi Tony many thanks for your comment, As i see it the new RSJ would simply sit on top of the existing outer brick pillars on each side of the garage. There is no wall plate for the RSJ to sit on.

We are removing 2no single doors on a detached garage and replacing with a double door. The garage is brick single skin with 225mm pillars each side at the front with 225mm central pillar which needs to be removed. The roof is marley tile as per the picture. The garage opening width is 4.572...