hi y'all. i'm new to thise site, but have a little query!
just on with a small kitchen extension for my folks, typical cavity wall, and pitched roof with gable end. It measures (roughly!) 3m x 5m, they wanted the roof kept open as high as poss to the ridge, i assumed this was fine due to the rafters being only 2m each in length, and advised myself to inform building control that we planned to beef up the ridgeboard to 9"x2", and the rafters to 5"X2", he came today and advised that the ridge board isnt substantial enough, and we must use rsj!!??, when i told him that was silly for such a little roof, he agreed we could use timberb if it was 12"x4", i reckon that would carry a couple of tractors worth of weight and think its a tad unnecessary, he said he'd consider changing his opinion with a structural engineers report, or even some data on the loads etc. Is it me or is that a bit extreme?
just on with a small kitchen extension for my folks, typical cavity wall, and pitched roof with gable end. It measures (roughly!) 3m x 5m, they wanted the roof kept open as high as poss to the ridge, i assumed this was fine due to the rafters being only 2m each in length, and advised myself to inform building control that we planned to beef up the ridgeboard to 9"x2", and the rafters to 5"X2", he came today and advised that the ridge board isnt substantial enough, and we must use rsj!!??, when i told him that was silly for such a little roof, he agreed we could use timberb if it was 12"x4", i reckon that would carry a couple of tractors worth of weight and think its a tad unnecessary, he said he'd consider changing his opinion with a structural engineers report, or even some data on the loads etc. Is it me or is that a bit extreme?