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ha ha its in the midle of northumberland its an existing building, i'm actually doing the working drawings for it and it s not mine, but i was stumped on the holding down. Another idea was make a feature of the straps and have them decorative using something like a 75mm x 6mm powder coated...

both solutions work!

sorry yes holding down straps. that idea sounds good, but i dont have a cavity its a solid stone wall, but it should work that way as you say, if i leave the inner face down. the overall thickness of the wall is approx 625mm

Does it need to be flat? Pitched roof is best. use 225mm x 50mm c16 treated timber solid joists at 600mm centres for 3m span. solid blocking will be required at mid span or herring bone strutting.

the usual method for wall plate lateral restraint is using the 30 x 5mm galvanised restraint straps which are normally hidden behind the plasterboard lining! However if you wanted to leave exposed facework which in my situation is natural uncoursed stone, how would the wall plate be restrained...

dont cut the fascia. to be honest the 150mm upstand is to protect against the splash up from the roof line when it rains. (same princile at ground level dpc) the pvs fascia will most likely afford the protection to the facing brickwork against that. flash up to the u/s and seal and it will...

the use of breathable membranes is now becoming common practice and according to the manufactures information ventilaton is not required in warm roof construction, however many house builders still prefer to ventilate. unless you put the insulation on top of the rafters. Many breathable...

min code 4 with 150mm upsatnd and (150mm cover flashing if required) can ypu remove plastic fascia and dress lead behind?