hi all,
ill try to make this brief.
my head is in the process of melting with all the crap im getting from bco on a traditional roof i have made on a 3.5m extension.
firstly i will give you roof specs
ridge board 2 9x3 c24 timbers bolted together with m12s and dog tooths
valley rafters 2 6x2 c24 timbers bolted together with m12s and dog tooths
rafters 6x2 c24
floor joists 9x2 c24
purlins 2 9x2 c24 bolted together with mi2s and dog tooths, also put stoothing walls under the purlins with 4x2 c16 and 18mm structural ply.
ridge span is 6m but supported at 2m by 4" block wall and at the end with the gable so longest unsupported span is 3.6m
bco now telling me that the ridge beam aint big enough to support the load and i need to increase it to 12x9 ie 3 12x3 bolted together.
is it just me or does he not have a clue!!
he is making me look bad in front of the client which is my main concern
as i have always had a good reputation.
as far as im concerned iv gone well overboard as i always do.
iv done 5 traditional roofs in the last 3 months and never had bc say anything about any other than iv gone over odds.
if someone out there could give me any advice on what to say to him i would appreciate it
regards
james
ill try to make this brief.
my head is in the process of melting with all the crap im getting from bco on a traditional roof i have made on a 3.5m extension.
firstly i will give you roof specs
ridge board 2 9x3 c24 timbers bolted together with m12s and dog tooths
valley rafters 2 6x2 c24 timbers bolted together with m12s and dog tooths
rafters 6x2 c24
floor joists 9x2 c24
purlins 2 9x2 c24 bolted together with mi2s and dog tooths, also put stoothing walls under the purlins with 4x2 c16 and 18mm structural ply.
ridge span is 6m but supported at 2m by 4" block wall and at the end with the gable so longest unsupported span is 3.6m
bco now telling me that the ridge beam aint big enough to support the load and i need to increase it to 12x9 ie 3 12x3 bolted together.
is it just me or does he not have a clue!!
he is making me look bad in front of the client which is my main concern
as i have always had a good reputation.
as far as im concerned iv gone well overboard as i always do.
iv done 5 traditional roofs in the last 3 months and never had bc say anything about any other than iv gone over odds.
if someone out there could give me any advice on what to say to him i would appreciate it
regards
james