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As long as it takes the dormer structure and exterior is nearly finished and that has been 11days on my own no assistance at all. But i did start in April and is been mainly done on the Sunday off i get This has been a couple of structural stages so far next time is when the insulation is...

Considering the the biggest job i had under took was putting my TV on the wall but i am currently right in the middle of a dormer loft conversion. Doing all myself except the scaffolding and the SE,draftsman This last week I have been doing the exterior of the dormer. So far my materials have...

Numpty question weekends task is cladding dormer( providing i finish building it :shock: ) but what is gauge. 114mm for the tiles but is gauge Center to center distance on the batten ( seem the way to me) Or top to bottom off batten as some diagrams seem to show

span tables suggest a fair list of poss sizes 195*47 170*75 being the shortest

Odd but for the loft i have been told i don't need the electrics checked as i am extending rather than fitting a new ring and lighting socket

what is the span between end points off beams? As my loft conversion has a span of 3.1ish mtrs and uses 6x2" on 400mm centre. on current wall plate (ceiling joist was 4" new is 6" on a 1" packer so 3" higher.Your recommended way would be 6" higher, and when limited it all adds up) if you have...

Now do these washers go flat as I,m putting more than the torque of the bolt and the square washers are bending

Weekends work but have next week off to complete! All done by myself, ended up leaving the tarp on to protect from the sun during the day the roof is a right sun trap hot hot hot. Then rained Sunday night keeping me awake,

had standard m/c washes not the square plate one. more force tomorrow

i doubt it, they will probably insist on insulating etc

Im doing everything! my joists are on a small packer between old joists means about 3" higher. as for insulation I am using 96mm tr31 on the flat roof and 25 inbetween rather than the 115mm. The flat roof i have got the angle from the beam rather than starting big and cutting down, just to get...

Using some 75mm double sided timber connector and struggling to get them to close up. Am I just not being tough enough Got to get some longer bolts as did not manage to fit the external washers. And hire a 90deg drill

Moving forward on with loft but forgot soffit/ over hang for vertical tiles Intention is to board roof with insulated board with the timber forming the edge. But this give no over hang. Would fixing a 47mm timber then the 18mm fascia give the drip clearance for a the vertical tiles on 25mm...

It was going to pay someone but changed my dormer slightly so i have a standard set up ( 3 std edges rather than one that required lots of differing joints and profile) I'm joining onto a pitched roof if a vertical I'd have no worries just watch the vids out there i never looked at felt only...

I'm just about to start and ordered stuff from rubba seal. for 16m2 came to about £350