Hello all,
As mentioned before, I have a lean too that is in severe disrepair, and am slowly working towards submitting my planning application for building a new extension in its place.
V1:
The Grey extension pictured above is one possibility. An alternative, is the version below:
V2:
Alternative View from above joining neighbours garden:
In the apex roof version (Version 1), the glass pictured would be either Aluminium Bifold, or a 3 track sliding door.
My question is:
Is it a bad idea to have the centre valley of the roof (and hence much of the weight) in the centre of a bifold or sliding door?
I assume I would need a considerable amount of structural reinforcement (RSJ) over the top of the glass, but is this likely prohibitively expensive? Is there a better way to do this?
For reference, the extension is 8m wide, and the glass expanse is 6m wide x 2.1m high.
Any suggestions are welcome!
As mentioned before, I have a lean too that is in severe disrepair, and am slowly working towards submitting my planning application for building a new extension in its place.
V1:
The Grey extension pictured above is one possibility. An alternative, is the version below:
V2:
Alternative View from above joining neighbours garden:
In the apex roof version (Version 1), the glass pictured would be either Aluminium Bifold, or a 3 track sliding door.
My question is:
Is it a bad idea to have the centre valley of the roof (and hence much of the weight) in the centre of a bifold or sliding door?
I assume I would need a considerable amount of structural reinforcement (RSJ) over the top of the glass, but is this likely prohibitively expensive? Is there a better way to do this?
For reference, the extension is 8m wide, and the glass expanse is 6m wide x 2.1m high.
Any suggestions are welcome!