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Was thinking about one truss half way with a support under and up to the ridge...not sure if span is technically halved? ..prob still hard to get a stuct.eng. to sign off on it. Or did you mean a full beam/pole or interbal wall support from floor to ridge? In which case its breaks the open plan...

For others who might be doing this: maybe you're going for cathedral to preserve headhight like me....for regs basically you must have either for the ridge: -2 massive glu lams Or -a steel. OR still use trusses with either: - raised collar trusses (what i'm doing) - scissor trusses ...this gives...

Yeah i wanted vaulted..so ive got to replan...current idea is since gable rafters will be 10cm square beams i might run 2 more either 8x2 or 4x4 across the lenth from mid gable rafter to gable rafter maybe giving me effectively 3 times what i have. Does that seem ok?

Hi guys im getting further along with my shed/workshop build and now now realised that i need to think about load support if i want to do a 'proper' tiled roof as i have a 5 m span. Currently i have a 5 meter span between my gable ends ive got a sold oak 8x2 on tied in to my 150mm wide oak...

Have straps ready have a 2 courses to screw in to on the highest and like ten on the other... Gave up and having it waiting to deal with when I get back from holiday

I'm going to just remortar and hope that given the straps and the eventual weight of the timber superstructure give me the stability I'm hoping for..

Yes OK but this is half timber on to of brick on a slope...so none of the terms I google ever come up with anything so I've freestyled it. Which of the options would you suggest? I find the dpc is fairly slippy we've got a lot of buildings resting on this in the uk to I guess it must be ok but...

Hi All, Please help me with this bricklaying / finishing issue I'd just finished my dwarf / retaining walls (sloped garden shed base) on which to put my wall/sill plate on for the rest of the shed. I had a last row of blue bricks that I had put a DPC beneath (since the highest part of the...

Wow incredible transformation..

Probaably should have mentioned I'm just goung few bricks high and plonking wooden structure on top. ...but yeah that front wall I did first and had the lumpiest concrete surface...is that wonky... but i just need to to get above ground to support the wooden stucture. The water level is a must...

:ROFLMAO:He taught me everything I know. Escher bond?

Thanks I think that might be my best option and no one will see it anyway. Already used this technique to workaround a high point at the front earlier.

Cheers guys but it's not like the corners are level right now it's like a spiral I'm trying to give a bit of headroom by stepping down in to the workshop so I'm removing the earth in the centre so will be able to see the deviation better when it's not in a hole.

Yeah I can't face doing that mentally.. I'm gonna remove the centre soil down to first layer and will get a better view of it..

I've got a shed/workshop foundation (4x5 rectangle) https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/how-to-pour-concrete-footings.545673/page-3#post-4844351 poured that was completed but wasn't exactly the most evenly poured :(... As a result and partly as I am laying in a trench I've laid 3 rows all round...

@SpecialK - yeah someone in the thread not to and do it in one pour - I'm guessing that it's the best if you can. I'll know after transfering how long it will take and then will do it in sections if its going to take too long.

@SpecialK - k thanks feeling more confident on it now..will shift it to location this weekend and wait for a break in the weather..

@lostinthelight - I think you're right - its 19.8 X 0.45 X 0.225 =1.96 Think I read that 15 cm depth is the absolute min but I was initially thinking 30 till I realised how much that is...I'll have to work out how much more I need but don't think I'll need a another big bag just a top up...

Dungers - Was just thinking they're gonna get tested... Ballast - yeah I don't think I can get it all on but will make the first lot easier... Spiders - at least we're not in Australia I guess. @lostinthelight - thanks for the water tip might use use one of the green bins...

As much as an exercise on learning video editing I have made a video blog on this... @SpecialK - Do you think I need to pile all the ballast on to a platform first?