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dont take the struts out til you have beefed up the rafters!

The diagonal braces are the wind braces,keeping the trusses locked in an upright position,especially before the roof is felted and battened and the gables built.If the portion of brace is removed from an area but solid nogged on the flat in the same line between the trusses till it connects to...

I would plumb up from the sole plate to the ridge and put a stud,then put the head plate from that to the eaves/purlin,carefully SCREWING with correct length screws into the battens,trapping a thinnish layer of rockwool between the head and the felt to take up any slack and form a fire...

could be he is allowing for where the string/handrail/apron lining intersect.

hi,what type of underfelt is there?how much insulation is there?What might be happening is the warm air rising hitting the barrier/felt and then condensing.Option one is to make sure you have plenty of insulation at ceiling level and vents as high as can be gotten,and hope you dont have a...

its ok fellas,i'm a time-served chippy with thirty years in the game! I seem to have lost out on a few jobs lately for being "expensive" compared to some others,but unlike some dont go back to the customer with the "i didnt quote for that bit" unless its a genuine extra,seemingly losing out to...

hi guys,i have been asked to retro fit perco closers and smoke seal to doors already fitted.Whilst not wanting to overcharge the guy i dont want to give it away either as he has had his share of .."can you just do that whilst you have your chopsaw set up.." and only paying for the quoted job...