enlarge Loft access

[Tockalex]

The access to my loft space is very small Iould like to increase the size to enable a header tank to be installed.
However, this would involve cutting through one of the roof beams (I have no idea if that is the correct term) - easily enough done but what would be the consequences/solutions.

Thanks

 

[Shytalkz]

Is it a truss roof (skinny timbers, internal members in a W shape), or an old type, cut roof?

 

[Tockalex]

I don't know - I'll take a camera up there tonight and hopefully someone here can help me after that - or should it be on the stairs and lofts bit rather than buildings?

It is a 1970's mid terrace (and generally built as cheaply as possible I'd say!) so I think roof trusses are quite likely. It is a town house type - i.e I have a room on the 2nd floor with a dormer window - the 'loft' is above this room.

Thanks for now

 

[Tockalex]

Not roof trusses as far as I can tell.

The first picture is not to show off my hideous paint work or even what a loft hatch can look like! but to show the wall location in relation to the current hatch and as can be seen on the right of the picture the glass section of 'wall'. The beams/joists currently appear to span this wall whether glass or blockwork and extend from the beam to the wall on the oposite side. The wall to the left is to the neighbours.

The hatch is curently approximately 350mm wide - so I want to remove a section from one of the beams /joists to widen it. - can I do this?

Thanks

 

[Tockalex]

Hi

100+ views - not a single response - is it so obvious it's not worth replying?
or such a bad idea no one want's to comment?

 

[JohnD]

maybe all the roofmakers are out making roofs.

 

[Deluks]

Should be alright, double up everything to be sure, including the whole length of the joist in the extreme left of picture three.

 

[big-all]

Hi

100+ views - not a single response - is it so obvious it's not worth replying?
or such a bad idea no one want's to comment?

heeelllooo tockalex

imagine you are on a train containing 100 people how many would you assume where carpinters or roofers maybe one if your lucky

just be patient information is free and usualy very accurate

as delux says double up on the joist and the trimmer

 

[gregers]

just an idea?why dont you board up your original trap hatch and if possible cut a new 1in a position where you can make it to a size which is more beneficial to you.trim every thing up,install a lining/stops/hatch and architrave and bobs your aunty.