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i've posted this on roofing as well because not sure which it fits --- i'm gonna be making a ridge beam out of two pieces of 4 x 2 - i was told on this site a couple of weeks ago to use a scarfe joint to join the two. I've looked it up on t'internet and it seems to be a very shallow...

i'm gonna be making a ridge beam out of two pieces of 4 x 2 - i was told on this site a couple of weeks ago to use a scarfe joint to join the two. I've looked it up on t'internet and it seems to be a very shallow diagonal cut. Question number one - Any information on how to join the...

woody - sorry for the endless questions but here is the next.... would a deck made up of 6 x 1 be stronger than 25mm ply ?

sedum roofs - can generally go up to 30 degrees -you sometimes need to add a timber grid onto the deck to prevent slippage.. the bloke doubles his trusses and goes for 4 foot centres for asthetic reasons since his roof is exposed from beneath. likewise - i'm now thinking of doubling my 6...

i've built the walls for my new 3.6 x 7.6m outbuilding and now i am in deep thought about the roof ---proper diy - zero progress outside - 100% head scratching inside. here is the basic idea for my roof truss from a book i've been following (building green) however i have changed the...

i've built the walls for my new 3.6 x 7.6m outbuilding and now i am in deep thought about the roof ---proper diy - zero progress outside - 100% head scratching inside. here is the basic idea for my roof truss from a book i've been following (building green) however i have changed...

I'm building a 3.5 x 7m shed in my garden. I'm up to the top of the walls - single skin blockwork. 1. is 100mm x 75 mm wall plate the norm ? 2. the top of my wall isn't quite as flat as a snooker table - do i bed my wall plate on a layer of mortar ?

is it possible to do ? i need to line my chimney - my dads got about 24 foot of the stuff spare but my chimney is at least 30ft - i was thinking i could maybe buy another six ft and connect the two pieces together... is this sensible...... and how would i do it ?