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Shouldn’t be for that long as I’m having 3 chippys helping me and he recons roof off one day as tiles will already be stripped trusses on next and felt and batten the day after to get it coverd up quite quickly even if with temp tarps Obviously loads of other stuff but that’s the main ones...

Thanks for all the reply’s mate it’s not that I’m trying to save the ceilings as such as there just plasterboard and easy replaced it’s just we have to live here while it’s going on if you know what I mean and need something between the sky and the rooms and a temp roof is impossible due to new...

The eves /soffit isn’t a problem at all as the overhangs are bolted on due to the hight of the trusses 4.3 meters They Carnt be manufactured as one piece I’m trying to achieve the ceilings staying in while we fit the new trusses as we are living here and taking down the existing ceilings...

Don’t know what you mean mate the existing wall plate is bedded in and level so packing it up will still be level Taking the existing ceilings down isn’t a option really that why I was asking about packing up the existing wall plate to overcome this problem

The wall plate that’s there now is strapped down already The ceilings there now are fine as the house is only 15 years old

Roof trusses already ordered and paid for comming on the 14th feb

yea I know what work is involved with the roof So your saying that packing up in-between the existing joists at 600mm is ok And why would bolting the new to the old be a problem please I’m trying to achieve that while the roof is off for the couple of days there is still a ceiling between the...

I don’t know it’s either that or prop the ceilings up cut the ceiling joists off and fix new wall plates on top and reattach ceiling joists to new wall plates on hangers

Hi im doing a loft conversion with new attic trusses going in My question is I want to leave the existing ceiling joists in and put the new attic trusses on top and then bolt / screw them together as it’s a lot of work taking every ceiling down when we are still living here and will be open to...