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Thanks crank Thats the guide I already have and thats where it says notch the furring and not the wallplate. I have now installed the furring with the rafter attatched and I am not happy with it, it does move wobble etc. I know it wont when the glass is in but thats because the glass will hold...

Upvc frames do have flex/movement from opening closing doors, wind etc even if only minimal which is why rafters are fitted to a solid one peace eve and one peace plate so that as the structure may flex a tad from impacts etc then the roof structure doesn't. Also the manual doesn't tell u to...

Do u reckon that's what u fit will say anyway. Just a bit weary with it being glass

so how did you get on with not being able to faten the end rafter to the wall plate, did you just sit it on top of the furring and screwed it down?

I have taken an off cut of furring and offered it up with the coupler piece on top and as you can see fits lovly, but in the global 600 manual it tells you not to notch the wall plate around the furruing, but to notch the internal leafs of the furring around the wall plate. I have added a...

Thanks for the reply. The problem is the end bar has nothing to sit on at the wall plate because the have notched the wall plate. I assume the end bar is not supposed to be supported by the furring and should sit from eaves to wall plate like the rest

Hey all, Bought myself a nice glass roofed conservatory from ufit. Made to measure DIY install. Cant fault it, eaves beam notched out and wall plate drilled for rafters. Delivered on friday and its flying up, until this point. The wall plate is notched big time at one end (the firring box...

Hope the title fits the problem okay. I have wrote this in detail and everyones ideas/advice is more than welcome. I am doing an extension on a bungalow with a hipped roof, its on the front and so required planning permission. Where the extension meets the existing a window is to be...

Yeah I was going to mod it the trouble is it only has a head height of 2m and once I add a layer inch king on the floor topped with chip flooring and a layer of insu board on the ceiling I am rubbing my head on it. Main reason for the rebuild being appealing is it is similar in price as...

I have a concrete sectional garage with metal roof sitting on a concrete slab. Now these panels weigh about 3.5t m3, thernmolites way 600kg m3. Do you think it is at all feasible for me to build a new garage out of thermolites off the existing slab. Now I know none of this is ideal but I...

Hey all, just a quicky about insulated plaster board I know that kooltherm k18 is for machinial fixing and k17 can be dabbed, however what is the actual difference because I am wondering if you can fix it with foam coz that sticks to anything and everything, an I can get k18 with 80mm insu...

hey there. Took this siemens controler of the wall to do some decor. Wrote down what wire go where and geuss wot. Labourer binned them. ive managed to work out what each wire is but dont know where they go. Cable 1 blue - pump and 2 port negative black - 2 port valve live brown -...

Hey all, pull my hair out on this install. Take a look at this ebay item number as its the one I purchase: 120740260340 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120740260340?var=420034895122&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_5067wt_905 Basicly its a very nice frameless shower...