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Ok got it thank you all for your advice looks like they all coming up. I used standard nails 2 inch

Or is it possible to change to counter-battening system. So lay the membrane ontop of these battens and maybe add some battens going vertical and that way dont need to lift up these battens. The battens are 25x50.

Ok i understand. Thankyou all for you help and advise. Looks like all the battens are coming up. Any advise how to take them up without snapping them or breaking. They each are 3.4m in lenght

i would appreciate it if you could advise me and explain if i left it like this, why this would be a problem

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so the membrane has to go under, as some sites suggest it can go on top

sorry what does this mean

hi all, can anyone please advise me if this the correct way or whether this will cause problems later. i am making a pithed roof and have got to the part where i need to lay the breathable membrane, only thing is i have already fixed the roof battens and now want to lay the membrane over the...

The se report doesn't mention about connections all its States is that there should be struts sitting below the rafters but there's no mention of any to have a bracket OR how they are collected together and I've had trouble getting a hold of him today. As for the builder if you look at the very...

The window will be moved up so it doesnt clash with roof. Either up or to other side. As fot installation, yes i will be putting in boards in between the gaps in each rafter. I might buy some nail plates. Ive see some which are 75x150mm and was thinking 1 each side. Any thoughts

Thank you all for your advice and assistance. I should have been more clear and I have uploaded a few more pictures of the roof which show the beam which the struts will sit on connects to the beam that underpins and supports the bedroom wall in front where the window is, creating a T shape...

Thanks for the reply. The builder that I'm using has said that you can fix pieces of wood either side to secure the strut in place underneath the rafter. But I'm not happy with this as I'm sure there's some type of bracket you can buy. As you can see from the picture the strut is sitting on...

Hi all, Hope you are all well. I just needed song advise about what type of bracket OR connection I can use to connect a strut to a rafter. I've attached the picture and as you can see that is a rafter coming down and there is a strut sitting directly below it in line with it and I want to...

Thankyou all for your advise and assistance

Yes. They transferred me to the technical department. and I explained to him exactly what situation was that we have a 300mm wide wall with 100 space cavity in the middle. And that the lintel in total was 260mm wide and he confirmed that is fine to use and that either side it is only 20 mm short...

Hi all, after speaking to my builder again who insisted again that there are no issues and that he's done this many times without any problems and insisting that you can have a overhang that is 20mm short each side. I explained to him that he has to be covering the whole brick and block each...

Excellent point's. Im going to have to have another word with him

Yes i got that feeling when I spoke to the inspector. In regards to the actual builder I can tell you he's a very reputable builder. he has done many builds in and around the area and have never heard of a complaint from anybody. What he actually said is that he accepts the lintels are a...

Thanks all for your responses, I'm confused now lol Is it fine to carry on, as now builders have fully laid 3 courses above lintel of block and bricks. Then eventually the rafters from existing roof will come down sit ontop of this part of new wall, about 30 joyces in total along 11m wall...