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Hi Breezer and Roofer, Yes I was initially thrown a bit by your reply Breezer 'it sounded a little terse. However when I re read my post I relalised it was incomplete. So no offense taken,....... but I'm pleased Roofer felt similarly to me on his first reading of your reply. Roofer...

I have just replaced a felted flat roof with a 12.5 degree (lean too type) pitched tiled roof with much help and advice from this forum. The roof is somewhat un-orthadox in that the rafters run from left to right rather than top to bottom. I had planned to use standard vent tiles at the top and...

Thanks for your advice. Have investigated the plastic alternative and in terms of time and cost it will be a cheaper alternative. Thanks again gms

Hi I want to run my pipe work through the 8 x3 joists in my 8mx4m low pitch flat roof. I want to avoid joints wherever possible and therefore 4m lenghths would only need one joint. If copper is not an option what s a reliable alternative? Thanks gms

Thanks jeds thats helpful. Have decided to go with 225x75 for the rafters. Any advantage in strength and stability to be gained in cladding roof with 12mm ply? Hi markthebuilder, yes I had considered building a skin adjacent to the party wall. The house when it was built did not have...

Hi Jeds, Thanks for your comments very helpful .... had some difficulty finding the sections of the Building Regs you reffered to (Table A19 of Part A.) It always seems someone wants one to pay again for regulations that we as tax payers have already paid them to produce ':shock:' but hey...

Hi, As the pitch of the roof runs opposite to the direction of the rafters and I cannot use the the party wall I see no way of using a purlin to break up the span. As I said in my original post I'm using Redland regent tiles as they are the only concrete tile that will go down to 12.5 and...

Hi Noseall I wish I could afford architects fees ..... I know I know what your going to say: 'if it falls down I'd wish I had afforded one'javascript:emoticon(':(') Sad This rebuild is an extension I built on a shoe string about 24 years ago whaen I had less cash than I have now (although...

I wish I could afford architects fees ..... I know I know what your going to say: 'if it falls down I'd wish I had afforded one'(':(') Sad This rebuild is an extension I built on a shoe string about 24 years ago whaen I had less cash than I have now (although I'm still poor!) the falt roof...

I am rebuilding a single story kitchen / utility rooms extension on exsiting footprint with new 1m foundations in a semi detached house built in 1900. I cannot use the party wall which has a neighbours parapet wall on topas a load bearing wall for the new roof which is replacing a flat roof...