roof beams

Hi all, I'm looking at options to raise the height in part of the garage to fit a golf simulator. I plan to rip out that makeshift room at the back and thought possibly that back area would be best so the front area could remain usable as a garage, open to ideas though. Currently there are 3...

I’ve caught the edge of a roof joist with a pilot hole I drilled vertically up from the floor below. The hole is into the mid span of the roof joist around 3m in from each supporting wall (I think, I’ll need to check later). The hole is c. 15mm to 20mm deep and 2.5mm diameter. The joist is...

Hi, I’m ready to put a new roof on my garage that I want to turn into a more habitable garden room. Any structural guys on here that would know what size timbers will I need to use please? The largest span is 4.6m. It’ll be a could roof with 100mm (if that’s enough?) celotex in between...

Hey Guys, I am purchasing a house and the roof is in quite a state im not sure what to do, I am quite handy but I have no idea when it comes to lofts, please see picture attached. I need to install new flet? - not sure where to buy or how to install I believe some roof tiles are missing and...

Hi Hope someone may be able to help with the following query. I was in my loft earlier (timber frame house that is 5 yrs old) and noticed wet patches surrounding several of the nails that on the beam to along the length of my loft. Here are approximately 15 screws/nails and around 8 screws had...

Hi, I'm new here and completely inexperienced with roofing. I want to build a cold, slightly pitched flat roof over my garage, which is 6.5m x 5.4m. The pitch will run along the 6.5m side, and the joists will span the 5.4m width. I'm planning to use C24 47x200mm or 8x2 joists (5.4m long) at...

Hello, I’ve noticed these white marks on the roof beams in the loft and am very worried it could be something serious. Please could someone tell me what it is and if it’s possible to remove? Many thanks.