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    Do wall plates have to be bedded on cement ?

    the front and back walls are near enough perfect, when the 4x2 is sat on top its nice and level with no gaps between the wood and brick work
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    Do wall plates have to be bedded on cement ?

    Hi All, Just doing the wall plates on a new build garage extension 6.5m x 6.5m, the brickwork is all done Now its ready for the wall plates at the front & rear, the walls are level and 4x2 timber brings the wall up to the correct height for the joists, just wondered if the wall plates need to...
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    How much overlap for joining 6x2 roof joist over steel beam

    Hi all, so im doing my flat garage roof and need to join the joists over the steel beam and just trying to find out how much overlap you need, is a total 600mm join ok ? so 300mm eitherway from where the arrow is on the picture Also can they be screwed together or do they need to be bolted with...
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    Would 2 x 8" x 4" Steel beams / Rsj's be engough for a 6.5m garage roof ?

    Thanks tony, youll do for me :-) i had planned to weld some angle iron from beam to beam running along the wall and stick a few masonry bolts in for extra rigidity and another in the center of the beams thanks again, much appreciated
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    Would 2 x 8" x 4" Steel beams / Rsj's be engough for a 6.5m garage roof ?

    Hi, Just after some thoughts on Rsj sizes for a flat garage roof Garage is new built single skin 6.5m x 6.5m and its got 2 pillars on the left wall and 2 pillars on the right wall evenly spaced out @ 1/3rd & 2/3rds of the way, So will need 2 Rsj's to support 6"x2" joists (400 centers) with 18mm...
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