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Ah ok let me try and explain. So I understand pitched roofs use horizontal wall plates bolted to the wall as seen below (ignore the colourful arrows) But for a Gable roof, are the rafters closest to the wall bolted into the wall similar to wall plates? I was also curious how the Ridge Beam...

Yeah I'm hoping that I won't need a steel to keep costs down, but thanks for the help so far guys. If it's a wooden ridge beam, does anyone know where I can find detail drawing/images of the wall plates, struggling to find many examples?

Ridge beam, it's going to be a single story extension.

Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction for information regarding how a gable pitched roof attaches to a flat wall. Also if the ridge beam can be made of wood for a 6m extension or if a steel is needed? Hopefully someone can help, Jon