Hi there.
I'm building a garden room at the bottom of my garden.
If will be approximately 4m by 3M - with a pitched roof.
I've been gorging myself on youtube videos and there's great stuff on flat roofed buildings, but when it comes to pitched roofs far less. Mainly its shed and barns , or very big properties.
The reason I want it pitched is to block out sight lines of an ugly fence at the back , and It will fit in better to the surrounds. My limit is 4 M high but this would be too high.
Its likely the roof material will be faux slate or similar, but I'd like to have the option of real slate. I also want it ' vaulted ' inside ideally, so when I add in insulation etc, it will have a decent load. ( foundations will be block peer & using 5x2 C24 doubled so span tables suggest heavy load is 'fine' )
I haven't worked out the exact pitch yet ( open to suggestions ) but my general plan is to create a ridge beam ( not board ) using two 9x2 's bolted ( glued?) Sitting raftered on top ..... AND having collar ties underneath these.
First thing to say... I have huge respect for building professionals. On this project I'm aiming to do everything apart from electrical ) myself, mainly because of cost, also because I want to learn. Help & advise greatly apprieciated . I will update this page as it movs on!
I'm building a garden room at the bottom of my garden.
If will be approximately 4m by 3M - with a pitched roof.
I've been gorging myself on youtube videos and there's great stuff on flat roofed buildings, but when it comes to pitched roofs far less. Mainly its shed and barns , or very big properties.
The reason I want it pitched is to block out sight lines of an ugly fence at the back , and It will fit in better to the surrounds. My limit is 4 M high but this would be too high.
Its likely the roof material will be faux slate or similar, but I'd like to have the option of real slate. I also want it ' vaulted ' inside ideally, so when I add in insulation etc, it will have a decent load. ( foundations will be block peer & using 5x2 C24 doubled so span tables suggest heavy load is 'fine' )
I haven't worked out the exact pitch yet ( open to suggestions ) but my general plan is to create a ridge beam ( not board ) using two 9x2 's bolted ( glued?) Sitting raftered on top ..... AND having collar ties underneath these.
First thing to say... I have huge respect for building professionals. On this project I'm aiming to do everything apart from electrical ) myself, mainly because of cost, also because I want to learn. Help & advise greatly apprieciated . I will update this page as it movs on!
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